denton@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
One of my favourite books ever
5 stars
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
Hardcover, 223 pages
Published Nov. 5, 1986 by Círculo de Lectores.
El color púrpura, cuenta, a lo largo de distintas décadas, la intensa vida de Celie, una mujer de la América rural del Sur. Forzada a casarse con un hombre brutal. Celie se retrae y comparte su desgracia sólo con Dios. Celie sufrirá una transformación gracias a la amistad que comparte con dos extraordinarias mujeres, adquiriendo la autoestima y la fuerza que necesita para perdonar.
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
This book was an amazing experience. I knew nothing going into it and coming out of it wanting to watch the movie and listen to the musical adaptations. As a white person, I think it is important for me to read this book because it helped me understand parts of a black woman's experiences and I was about to connect them to history and my personal life. Walker's writing is very easy to understand and shows a lot of character. I was rooting for Celine throughout the whole book. All of her relationships with other people were so fascinating to read. It left me broken but still whole.