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Liked It “A beautiful story of an abused woman who is on the path to healing. Powerful, shocking at times, and very inspiring.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I know it's considered a classic of American literature, but it didn't pull me in. Too sad. The dialect was hard for me to understand. Keeping track of all her relatives confused me and who's married to whom, and who is fathered by which... And I generally hate epistolary novels--I nearly put it...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A beautiful story of an abused woman who is on the path to healing. Powerful, shocking at times, and very inspiring. ”
Sandy L wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's a great story but it's not my favorite read. I am more intertained by the movie.”
JESSICA wrote this review Monday, April 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book contains some heavy content, but I just couldn't put it down until I read the whole thing. It was hard to keep myself from getting emotional though. ”
ashdgarcia wrote this review Wednesday, March 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A compelling story told from unique viewpoints. We get to see the lives and trials of lowerclass black families through the eyes of the undereducated Celie. We also see the racism and prejudice of the white culture through hers and her sister Nettie's eyes. All around Celie is a world of sexism and marital feminine serfdom, where everyone is having an affair. This is a book you won't want to put down. Warning: Cussing, sexuallly explicit, illegal acts”
Brent S wrote this review Tuesday, March 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I know it's considered a classic of American literature, but it didn't pull me in. Too sad. The dialect was hard for me to understand. Keeping track of all her relatives confused me and who's married to whom, and who is fathered by which... And I generally hate epistolary novels--I nearly put it down when I realized the whole thing was letters. (By the way, I'm be eternally grateful to Jane Austen for re-writing Sense and Sensibility into normal prose. Close call there.)”
katrina b wrote this review Tuesday, December 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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