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The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Start date: March 1, 2019

Finish date: March 31, 2019

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Apr 13, 2014 RachelvlehcaR rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, novel, classics, literature, 03-library-and-borrowed, guardian-1000, cultural-fiction-nonfiction, favorites-read-2016, women-studies

This is an ugly in your face book. I was so upset reading it at the beginning, so much horrible stuff happening in this book. I kept reading and was captivated by it all about by the characters. There is also a beauty in this book that I haven't seen in a great deal of books. There was a mixture of emotions that came with this book, it even made me cry. Very very strong book. ...more

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Jul 02, 2014 Srividya Vijapure rated it really liked it

Shelves: srividyas-2014-challenge

This month has been a wonderful reading month for me, giving me a lot of good books to read and enjoy while also teaching me a lot of lessons.

This was one book that has been on my TBR since a long time and I am glad that I got to finally reading this. Can't truly describe how I feel as this book leaves you totally speechless and filled with a lot of profound thoughts. One thing I can definitely say is that I lived this journey with Celie and Nettie and they have become a part of me today. I felt ...more

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Mar 13, 2015 Courtney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-classics, made-into-movies-or-tv, 2016-classic-books-challenge, 2016, authors-of-color, not-for-children

Good literature allows the reader to explore unique perspectives. It gives light to things previously unseen or unknown. It allows the audience a setting for growth. Good literature is wholly human and vulnerable.

Sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, rape, incest, racial issues, colorism/shadism, gender issues, sexuality, colonization, poverty, parenting, family, friendship, relationships, love, religion, culture; this book covers it all. It is not for the weak of stomach or those ...more

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