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A review by sidekicksam
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
5.0
You saying God vain? I ast.
Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
Written in a collection of letters to God, The Color Purple follows Celie and Nettie, two sisters in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. Celie's life is hard. Her abusive father has impregnated her twice, her new abusive husband and his kids make her life even more of a living hell, and her sister is gone.
I remember loving this book and being awed by the story when I read it the first time aged 15. Not really grasping the deeper themes, but reading it out of curiosity for the historical aspect of the book, this time around I loved it even more.
This is a story of sister-love, resilience, racism, faith. Definitely not an easy read, but Walker's writing made it easy to fly through the book, made me care deeply for the central women in the story, and a timeless classic. If you haven't read this beautiful novel yet, this is your sign.
Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
Written in a collection of letters to God, The Color Purple follows Celie and Nettie, two sisters in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. Celie's life is hard. Her abusive father has impregnated her twice, her new abusive husband and his kids make her life even more of a living hell, and her sister is gone.
I remember loving this book and being awed by the story when I read it the first time aged 15. Not really grasping the deeper themes, but reading it out of curiosity for the historical aspect of the book, this time around I loved it even more.
This is a story of sister-love, resilience, racism, faith. Definitely not an easy read, but Walker's writing made it easy to fly through the book, made me care deeply for the central women in the story, and a timeless classic. If you haven't read this beautiful novel yet, this is your sign.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment