kengore 's review for:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

3.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Moving for moments, reflective and introspective for moments, overall quite pleasant. I have a few... I wouldn't call them issues, per se. Maybe a few notes to take, especially on the last half. But it's a very recommendable book, a classic that is never boring but instead very honest and down to earth, which speaks the language that real people speak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Police brutality

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism