I will say, some of the issues I had while reading this book were understanding the setting and historical context, as it seemed a little ambiguous at first. This book was not written for me, but I still gained so much from it. I’m struggling to write a review for this book because a part of me feels like it isn’t really my place to. Spoiler-Free Review: “The Color Purple” is a classic novel written by Alice Walker. And I’m so glad I didn’t! This book was so powerful and moving, and well worth the discomfort caused by the darker scenes. However, this time I was determined not to give up. As a young reader who had never really been exposed to anything like that in stories before, it was pretty disturbing and upsetting. There is pretty graphic abuse throughout the novel, and it occurs at the very beginning of the story. I initially picked this up when I was a sophomore in high school, but ended up putting it down after reading only the first couple pages. This book was so much different than what I expected (though I guess I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect in the first place).
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