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The Color Purple
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Dannii Elle's review
bookshelves: historical-highness, classic-captivaton, adult-books-read
Sep 27, 2016
bookshelves: historical-highness, classic-captivaton, adult-books-read
Despite finishing this over a week ago, I have staved off from writing a review as I feel anything I could write would not do the sublime elegance and exquisiteness of this book justice. The characters and their emotions are displayed in a raw and unapologetic way, their stories are dynamic and compelling, their plights are austere and penetrating, and the writing is evocative and exalted. I urge anyone and everyone to read this hard-hitting, powerful and corporeal book as it has such an important story to tell!
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Reading Progress
September 2, 2015
– Shelved
September 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
September 27, 2016
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Started Reading
September 27, 2016
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6.49%
""I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is to stay alive.""
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17
September 27, 2016
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12.98%
""Wives is like children. You have to let 'em know who got the upper hand. Nothing can do that better than a good sound beating.""
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34
September 27, 2016
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30.53%
"This is the first time all the characters are even remotely on the same wavelength."
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80
September 27, 2016
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42.37%
""I read until I thought my eyes would fall out."
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Same."
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111
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Same."
September 27, 2016
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50.38%
""A girl is nothing to herself; only to her husband can she become something.
What can she become? I asked.
Why, she said, the mother of his children."
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132
What can she become? I asked.
Why, she said, the mother of his children."
September 27, 2016
– Shelved as:
historical-highness
September 27, 2016
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Finished Reading
September 12, 2017
– Shelved as:
classic-captivaton
March 11, 2021
– Shelved as:
adult-books-read
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Oct 05, 2016 12:46PM
Straight on the TBR list, Danii - lovely review. :-)
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Gary wrote: "Straight on the TBR list, Danii - lovely review. :-)"Thank you so much, Gary. I hope you enjoy it :)
I agree with you. This book is hard to write a review because I feel I would leave something out. The characters had a way of making me feel their emotions which at some points were hard for me to keep my composure. I felt the language Alice Walker chose added so much detail to the story which helped with the emotion aspect. To be honest, I feel this book would not be the same without the raw and unapologetic language. I also feel to an extent that everyone should read this book. The storyline can teach everyone a lesson and allow readers to see a unique style of writing.
Adrianna wrote: "I agree with you. This book is hard to write a review because I feel I would leave something out. The characters had a way of making me feel their emotions which at some points were hard for me to ..."You conveyed everything about this book so much better than I could ever could! It is so hard to write about as it does and says so much about so many topics and injustices. Such a brilliantly moving book.
Do you feel that Celie made the right decisions throughout her life?
