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Patryx
Apr 06, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: contemporanei

La vicenda narrata in questo libro racchiude diversi temi, ciascuno dei quali propone una possibile chiave di lettura. La storia della protagonista, Celie, ha luogo nel profondo sud degli Stati Uniti, in un arco temporale che, più o meno, va dalla fine del 1800 sino agli anni '40.
E' però riduttivo individuare un'unica protagonista; in realtà la storia di Celie si intreccia con quella di molti altri personaggi, ciascuno dei quali svolge un ruolo essenziale nell'economia del romanzo.
Senza dubbi

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Marina
Feb 20, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: purpose
I have to admit that (aside from Pushkin) I've read very few books by non-white people. This is definitely my first one that actively centers black characters and their experiences.
It's not an easy read linguistically nor emotionally.
I think most already know that the book deals with racism, misogyny/mysogynoir, violence, internalized homophobia. It's very raw.
I'm hesitant to criticize such a great work but there's some ableist language and in generally some unexamined ableism. Also, the binaris
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Diana
Che libro Il colore Viola. Uno di quei libri che è al tempo stesso un pugno nello stomaco e un toccasana per l'anima.
Perchè è duro e difficile e tratta argomenti angoscianti, ma è anche un libro che parla di vita che scorre, di cadere e rialzarsi, di non smettere mai di provare ad avere di meglio, a crescere e migliorare sè stessi e il mondo intorno. E accettare, con filosofia, non con rassegnazione ciò che accade, provando a trarne il meglio perchè la vita comunque vale la pena di essere vissut
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Auntie Pam
Jul 04, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: lett-americana, 2012, abc
Bellissimo libro anche se tutti quei capitoli epistolari li avrei preferiti romanzati.
Kua
Nov 05, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, ext
3 stelle e 1/2
Audrey
Jul 19, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Kelly
Oct 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: lit, favorites
Tintaglia
Oct 05, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics
Luana
Jun 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Sara
Sep 20, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Teresa
Oct 23, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Stefania
May 06, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Panssj
Jul 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
alice
Sep 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Roberta
Sep 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
Carlotta*
Jul 14, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: to-buy, 1001-books
Yuko86
May 23, 2015 marked it as interesting-keep-an-eye
Roberta Bellitto
Feb 03, 2016 marked it as to-read
Rosa
Feb 28, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: consigli_lettura
lanalang
Apr 10, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Alenixedda
Jun 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
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