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3,5 stars from me.
A very famous classic book (with equally famous movie adaptation) about Celie, a black woman living in American Southern state during the 1940s. It's full of heartbreaking moments, because Celie's life is so hard since the beginning: molested and raped by her stepfather, losing her mom, separated with her beloved sister Nettie, forced to marry a jerk, and.. fell in love with an impossible woman.
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A very famous classic book (with equally famous movie adaptation) about Celie, a black woman living in American Southern state during the 1940s. It's full of heartbreaking moments, because Celie's life is so hard since the beginning: molested and raped by her stepfather, losing her mom, separated with her beloved sister Nettie, forced to marry a jerk, and.. fell in love with an impossible woman.
At first, it's a bit hard to follow the story because it's told in the letter forma ...more
“People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
I started this book years ago, but had to put it back on my bookshelf because I wasn’t in an emotional state to be able to handle something heavy...and this book is HEAVY right off the bat. I’m so glad I knew I would want to try again later, because I absolutely loved this novel! The spiritual awakening Celie goes through is powerful. I rarely keep books after I read the ...more
I started this book years ago, but had to put it back on my bookshelf because I wasn’t in an emotional state to be able to handle something heavy...and this book is HEAVY right off the bat. I’m so glad I knew I would want to try again later, because I absolutely loved this novel! The spiritual awakening Celie goes through is powerful. I rarely keep books after I read the ...more
I can't believe it took me so long to pick this up, but now I'm terribly sad I've already finished it. Celie and Nettie and Shug and Sofia feel like family. I loved this so, so much.
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