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The Color Purple
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I feel like a bit of grinch for not liking this book, but, it is what it is, and I'm obviously not going to hold back. I really don't know what exactly I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. I'll start with the format. I took an immediate dislike to the letter style format of this book. The dialect was flat, and I noticed that became increasingly so, as the book went on.
Regardless of the fact that as the story developed, it moved on to letters between the characters instead. I do think this added in my detachment from the characters. None of the characters were likeable. I mean, they all lacked depth of any sort, and made one feel incredibly cast off from the story. I'm not even going to dwell on what I thought of Shrug Avery.
Nearing the end, I was practically counting pages, tremendously eager to finish, and that is never a good sign.
I think the book had the potential to be good, and despite it gaining an award, it just didn't resonate with me. I'm just happy that I didn't spend money on it.
Regardless of the fact that as the story developed, it moved on to letters between the characters instead. I do think this added in my detachment from the characters. None of the characters were likeable. I mean, they all lacked depth of any sort, and made one feel incredibly cast off from the story. I'm not even going to dwell on what I thought of Shrug Avery.
Nearing the end, I was practically counting pages, tremendously eager to finish, and that is never a good sign.
I think the book had the potential to be good, and despite it gaining an award, it just didn't resonate with me. I'm just happy that I didn't spend money on it.
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Reading Progress
December 20, 2016
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December 20, 2016
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to-read
January 13, 2019
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Started Reading
January 22, 2019
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to-throw-from-a-high-building
January 22, 2019
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Finished Reading
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Mar 05, 2020 07:46AM
Exactly my experience, I had such high hopes.
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I'm feeling the same. I'm about a fifth of the way through it and goodness it drags! I'm finding all the characters lacking in enough individuality and personally to even remember who they are when they get referenced again - particularly difficult when everyone seems to be referred to by he/she/ma'am. I've even had to look at wiki to work out what's actually supposed to be going on. Was expecting a lot more from it. Wondering if it's even worth my time to finish...
Omg. Thank you for posting this. I felt off because I didn’t like the style of the book and the more I read, I felt like I never seem to finish it.
I felt the same!
I found the story repetitive to the point of boring & tiresome. Amazed at its literary success.
I completely agree
I completely agree! I was wondering what I was missing because of all of the great reviews. Thank goodness it was a quick read for me.
