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The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."
"You've got to fight. But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive."
I mean wow. I am having a hard time putting into words how I feel about this book. This is the kind of book that really touches you and stirs up all kinds of emotions. Like this book hits you like an eighteen wheeler. Walker writes so beautifully about these terrible actions and the inhumanness of our history. So many sensitive, heavy issues are being discussed in this one. However, it's somehow hopeful and beautiful. But I felt the pain so real and deep.
When talking about "The Color Purple", I feel like everyone forgets to mention that this is also a story about strong women and two sisters that write each other for years. One of them is living with a violent husband and the other lives in a colony in Africa and deals with completely different problems than her sister overseas. To follow their lives was very intriguing. However, I do think the Nettie's letters slow the pace of the story down quite a bit, but I understand what Walker was doing with those sections. Regardless, this is a very moving and important work!
"You've got to fight. But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive."
I mean wow. I am having a hard time putting into words how I feel about this book. This is the kind of book that really touches you and stirs up all kinds of emotions. Like this book hits you like an eighteen wheeler. Walker writes so beautifully about these terrible actions and the inhumanness of our history. So many sensitive, heavy issues are being discussed in this one. However, it's somehow hopeful and beautiful. But I felt the pain so real and deep.
When talking about "The Color Purple", I feel like everyone forgets to mention that this is also a story about strong women and two sisters that write each other for years. One of them is living with a violent husband and the other lives in a colony in Africa and deals with completely different problems than her sister overseas. To follow their lives was very intriguing. However, I do think the Nettie's letters slow the pace of the story down quite a bit, but I understand what Walker was doing with those sections. Regardless, this is a very moving and important work!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence