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A review by vbsquared
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
You know I’ve seen the 1980s movie countless times and I saw the musical on broadway (and I have plans to see the new movie adaptation of the musical) but I never read the book. And now that I have, I can’t express how blown away I was by the story and the characters.
Both the play and the movie do the book justice, but don’t really grasp the story’s entirety. I’ve always been hesitant to read because of the SA - but this book was not a trauma dump.
Instead, it’s a book about resilience, relationships, race relations, gender, queerness, power, sisterhood, and most importantly spirituality.
Alice Walker really did some work with this one and it is no surprise that whatever medium the story is told is an instant success!
Both the play and the movie do the book justice, but don’t really grasp the story’s entirety. I’ve always been hesitant to read because of the SA - but this book was not a trauma dump.
Instead, it’s a book about resilience, relationships, race relations, gender, queerness, power, sisterhood, and most importantly spirituality.
Alice Walker really did some work with this one and it is no surprise that whatever medium the story is told is an instant success!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence