A review by dannilmp
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

2.5

The Color Purple is a deeply moving story, mainly following Celie on her journey through adulthood and life. The emotional rollacoaster this woman goes through certainly made me feel for her. And seeing her overcome hate and make room for those negative emotions in life defintely taught me something today!

I was worried when I started this book that I wouldn't be able to read it easily with the writing style used but actually I found myself flying both through the pages and through Celie's story! I felt this novel was an absolute eye opener into something I thought I had a little understanding about but it turns out I really had no understanding at all!

While I can't say I found anything particulary negative about this book, I did struggle to read it with the letter style chapters. I felt like I was missing big gaps in the story, I know this may have been Walker's intention but it just doesn't vibe with me. Other than that, this story was wonderful but the heavy content and the way it made me feel emotionally means it wasn't one of my higher rated reads this year. Mainly because I prefer to read stories that don't shatter my heart and soul.
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