Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to Mister, a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.
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The Color Purple
By Alice Walker
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to Mister, a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.
Popular Reviews(7)
Reviewed by Aglaia Nochmal lesen hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt. Tolles Leseerlebnis, wenn auch teilweise sehr schrecklich.
Reviewed by LissEveryone should read this book at least once in their life. a beautiful and important tale of what it means to be a black woman in the early 1900. A journey of abuse and love, sisterhood and loneliness, colonialism, racism and religion.
Reviewed by Hannah Gue5⭐️
Reviewed by Leonie„The Color purple“ gehört definitiv in die Kategorie „Lieblingsbuch“
Reviewed by Esa"The Color Purple" was a bit exhausting to read due to the letter novel format, but the story also gained in authenticity. Celie's low level of literacy can be seen, for example, in her style and jargon, while Nettie's letters are written much more fluently and understandably. Above all, there are strong bonds of unwavering sibling love between Celie and Nettie, which made the novel really enjoyable to read. All in all, I was very interested, enriched and touched by the discussion of the topics of racism, slavery, cultural property and colonialism, which is stimulated by this story, which is why I can heartily recommend this novel!