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A review by moniipeters
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Describing this book is as much of a challenge as reading it was. After my second attempt I was able to push through.
Although this is considered the sequel to The Color Purple, I initially found this completely different and almost unrelated at first. In some ways you could say the book doesn’t really have a plot, but you could also say it has many interconnected plots.
The narrative and writing style are often confusing and difficult to digest, but if you can push through this, you’ll find insightful commentary on womanism, intersectionality, race, class, colonization, colonialism, and so much more.
This book is really a book of stories told by everyday people. These stories are written in a way where you could’ve heard them from any and everybody and that’s what makes them so special and captivating. I believe the purpose was to show how interconnected we all are and to introduce new ideas and connections on a more spiritual level. I admire Alice Walkers ability to write in such a way that you can apply the wisdom to any period in time.
The Temple of My Familiar is a timeless classic that I hope to return to in the future.
Although this is considered the sequel to The Color Purple, I initially found this completely different and almost unrelated at first. In some ways you could say the book doesn’t really have a plot, but you could also say it has many interconnected plots.
The narrative and writing style are often confusing and difficult to digest, but if you can push through this, you’ll find insightful commentary on womanism, intersectionality, race, class, colonization, colonialism, and so much more.
This book is really a book of stories told by everyday people. These stories are written in a way where you could’ve heard them from any and everybody and that’s what makes them so special and captivating. I believe the purpose was to show how interconnected we all are and to introduce new ideas and connections on a more spiritual level. I admire Alice Walkers ability to write in such a way that you can apply the wisdom to any period in time.
The Temple of My Familiar is a timeless classic that I hope to return to in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, Violence, War