A review by cocoonofbooks
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange

4.0

This short book/play should not be mistaken for light reading. As the characters share Shange's poems, they talk about rape, abortion, and domestic violence as well as personal empowerment, female friendship, and sexual pleasure. Some parts were too dense for me to grasp (poetry was never my forte), but most of it was clear and evocative. I'm surprised that so many people are caught up on the atypical way Shange chose to write certain words, which did not disrupt my reading experience at all; if anything, it forced me to hear the words in a voice other than my own, as they should be. I would love to have the chance to see this performed live.