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A review by dangersquirrel
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Wow. Just wow. So great to read a classic and actually be impressed!
To call this ahead of its time is a bit silly, because it would be ahead of its time if it was published tomorrow, and yet is also very of its time, even though the setting spans about 40 years and ends decades before it was written.
It can be difficult to adjust to the stylization, and it certainly throws you into the deep end when it cones to difficult subject material. But it is also so much more than the themes I knew were part of its reputation. The deep intimacy gained from the epistolary approach lets it develop its points so deeply through Celie's perspective, on race, gender, sexuality, class, and religion, all in beautiful and poignant ways.
Glad to have used my counterproductive Oscars fixation as a prompt to read this book that I should have gotten to a long time ago. It truly flew by. Curious and also kinda scared to see what Spielberg did with it.
To call this ahead of its time is a bit silly, because it would be ahead of its time if it was published tomorrow, and yet is also very of its time, even though the setting spans about 40 years and ends decades before it was written.
It can be difficult to adjust to the stylization, and it certainly throws you into the deep end when it cones to difficult subject material. But it is also so much more than the themes I knew were part of its reputation. The deep intimacy gained from the epistolary approach lets it develop its points so deeply through Celie's perspective, on race, gender, sexuality, class, and religion, all in beautiful and poignant ways.
Glad to have used my counterproductive Oscars fixation as a prompt to read this book that I should have gotten to a long time ago. It truly flew by. Curious and also kinda scared to see what Spielberg did with it.