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A review by bdilley28
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A powerful story about faith, queer love, Blackness, acceptance, and forgiveness. While I did find some of the letters about Nettie's experiences in Africa a bit long, her story was very insightful into missionary work and stereotypes about African people. I loved Mr._____ and Celie's storyline, especially towards the end of the book, where Celie calls him Albert, symbolizing both of them being equals now.
Favorite lines:
"How can you be dead if I still feel you? Maybe, like God, you changed into something different that I'll have to speak to in a different way, but you not dead to me Nettie. And never will be. Sometime when I git tired of talking to myself I talk to you." (258)
"He couldn't sleep, she say. At night he thought he heard bats outside the door. Other things rattling in the chimney. But the worse part was having to listen to his own heart. It did pretty well as long as there was daylight, but as soon as night come, it went crazy. Beating so loud it shook the room. Sound like drums." (223)
Favorite lines:
"How can you be dead if I still feel you? Maybe, like God, you changed into something different that I'll have to speak to in a different way, but you not dead to me Nettie. And never will be. Sometime when I git tired of talking to myself I talk to you." (258)
"He couldn't sleep, she say. At night he thought he heard bats outside the door. Other things rattling in the chimney. But the worse part was having to listen to his own heart. It did pretty well as long as there was daylight, but as soon as night come, it went crazy. Beating so loud it shook the room. Sound like drums." (223)