A review by violetturtledove
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

This book sort of throws you in at the deep end with a very grim set up, I also struggled with the language at first and the diary format made the pacing a bit uncertain.

But I love the characters; there's bad and good in all of them, although the amounts of each vary wildly! Once I got used to the style of speaking I found the descriptions and dialogue touching, funny, well-observed and thoughtful.

The plot and pacing were still a bit meandering at times, but on the whole it's a book I'm glad I read.