I somehow managed to miss this one in my high school and college classes - it was never assigned!
However, I've heard about it - the book, the play, the film. None of those at-a-glance reviews prepared me for the depth of the world Alice Walker portrays here.
I picked this copy up at a local bookstore in Boston and read it in just a few days.
Alice Walker creates such dynamic characters. The struggles, oppression, and even small victories these characters experience are striking and revealing.