A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love.
My Thoughts on the Book
The Color Purple is one of those books that may get you really furious at times while reading it, considering how black women were treated. The author's prose is amazing, the topics important, and the characters are a force to be felt. And while it deals with some really heavy subjects, The Color Purple is also a masterpiece on love, redemption, and following your own path, even if it's a proper heartbreaking read.
Honestly, some books are meant to make people feel uncomfortable. This is one of them, but because of that, it's a book that deserves to be read, because life isn't always cuddling cute and fluffy bunnies.
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