day_fisher 's review for:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

3.5

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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A truly honest portrayal of a woman first crying out in letters to God and then to her sister in abuse after abuse. This is a harsh book in this sense but a powerful story to be shared about sisterhood, race, sexual orientation. I can see why it is acclaimed and awarded for being a story written ahead of the time when people started to publicly care for these stories. It's intersectional before that became a buzzword. Does it get points for the vibes? Not really. Did I sometimes find the writing dull or the pace too slow for my preference? Yes. But it was good overall because of the topics and history it portrays. 3.5 ⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape