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A review by theredheded_bibliomaniac
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Is novel about abused and uneducated African women, their struggle, hardships forced upon them by their own men and ofcourse by American Society some 40 years ago..
.
This story shows reality and also gives hope..
It shows love, motherhood, and even abandoning their children..
Shows Other Mothering which is forced and also done willfully.
Other Mothering is a situation when Other women mothers the child ..It's something which Nannies or governess do ..
White people looked down upon African women but still allowed them to take care of their kids ...
What does it say about them ?
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The book also shows how women suffer during back to back pregnancies. Look at the line below
"Every year thereafter, she was pregnant, every year she became weaker and more mentally unstable"
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Point of focus is "every year"
Men, married women just for sex and then to find someone to take care of their kids.
And then people aks why these women leave their kids behind and go out to do something for themselves..
.
The book which is written 40 years ago shows us
Women suffering
Women finding new ways
Women helping other unknown women
Women forgiving the abusive male.
.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Is novel about abused and uneducated African women, their struggle, hardships forced upon them by their own men and ofcourse by American Society some 40 years ago..
.
This story shows reality and also gives hope..
It shows love, motherhood, and even abandoning their children..
Shows Other Mothering which is forced and also done willfully.
Other Mothering is a situation when Other women mothers the child ..It's something which Nannies or governess do ..
White people looked down upon African women but still allowed them to take care of their kids ...
What does it say about them ?
.
The book also shows how women suffer during back to back pregnancies. Look at the line below
"Every year thereafter, she was pregnant, every year she became weaker and more mentally unstable"
.
Point of focus is "every year"
Men, married women just for sex and then to find someone to take care of their kids.
And then people aks why these women leave their kids behind and go out to do something for themselves..
.
The book which is written 40 years ago shows us
Women suffering
Women finding new ways
Women helping other unknown women
Women forgiving the abusive male.
.
The language of the book is what makes this book come alive.
We see the broken English, with poor grammer and wrong spelling written as letter to God by Celie. It shows her true unadulterated feelings. Makes us feel with her. Makes us root for her happiness. After reading poor English we don't feel repelled we want to know more about her how her life takes form. Will she speak for her? will she take harsh steps ...?
Then there are letter from Celie's sister Nettie written in perfect English and it still has effect on us.
It's epistolary format is what makes this book much likable and it makes us wanna read further and faster.
We just can't put down the book.
.
And Indeed it is must read guys
The book which breaks up and mends you
The one which shows us that we should never lose hope
The one that touches millions of Soul
Is the one to be read by all 🙌
.
.
I read it in Feb but couldn't post the review then
Hope I gave justice to the book by this review 🙈.
The language of the book is what makes this book come alive.
We see the broken English, with poor grammer and wrong spelling written as letter to God by Celie. It shows her true unadulterated feelings. Makes us feel with her. Makes us root for her happiness. After reading poor English we don't feel repelled we want to know more about her how her life takes form. Will she speak for her? will she take harsh steps ...?
Then there are letter from Celie's sister Nettie written in perfect English and it still has effect on us.
It's epistolary format is what makes this book much likable and it makes us wanna read further and faster.
We just can't put down the book.
.
And Indeed it is must read guys
The book which breaks up and mends you
The one which shows us that we should never lose hope
The one that touches millions of Soul
Is the one to be read by all 🙌
.
.
I read it in Feb but couldn't post the review then
Hope I gave justice to the book by this review 🙈.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape