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Summary: Must Read!!
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone! The story of how a young, abused, uneducated black woman living in seclusion should be an inspiration to us all. It does get a little explicit at times when Celie discusses such sexual aspects of her life, but the literary quality and heartwarming message by far outweigh that
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Summary: One of my all time favorites!!
Review: Alice Walker deserves the highest honors for writting one of the best books of all times. Her descriptive style is one to marvel at and wonder "how can she see through the eyes of the women?" This book should be read by men and women, blacks people and white people, the old and the young. No matter what stage you are in life, The Color Purple has something to offer you. Nettie, Celie, Shug and Sofia are now part of my family and I had a hard time putting the book down, so I just read it again for the third time
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Summary: Definatly should not be on any schools required reading list
Review: Although the author probobly had good intentions of writing a good book she failed. The entire book is full of descriptive sex. Including man to woman and woman to woman. It is gross and an all around bad read. Why would any school require 15 year olds to read it
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Summary: I owned it, I shared it, I lost it, I need to buy it again!
Review: This book makes you laugh, cry, learn and think. It is the most extraordinarily written account of a girl-child and the woman that she grew to be, that I have ever read. The relationships she had with men and women are vivid in their detail and stunning in their impact. The main character, Celie portrays a strength combined with dependency that is remarkably real
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Summary: This is a wonderful book that I have ever read.
Review: I can not stop of reading "The Color Purple." This is a wonderful book that I have ever read. She, the main character, had her father's babies. She is her children's mother and sister. What kind of life does she have? Could you imagine
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Summary: beauty in words
Review: Simple beauty. The beauty about what life is. Sisters, friends, love, money, family, sex. Celie found the beauty even while
being treated like an animal. These are life lessons, not black
lessons. And I for one have learned more about life, love and myself for having read it.
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Summary: Teenagers love it
Review: I marvel at how many teenagers want to read this book when it is an alternative
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Summary: An inspirational read
Review: I have taken a particular interest in reading books where the chief characters suffered abuses and overcame their traumas to become better persons in life. I am glad I did because there is so much to learn and be inspired by such books. THE USURPER AND OTHERS, WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS are amongst the titles I cherished.Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE
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Summary: Magnificent book!
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This is the most magnificent books I have read. Filled with sadness and turmoil, so full of truth....so determined. I came from a life of abuse (child). Though I have read mostly memoirs like NIGHTMARES ECHO, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and BEAUTY FOR ASHES to try and help aide in the healing process. I have found that this book COLOR PURPLE has also helped me in so many ways to understand the feelings that go on inside someone that comes from abuse. This is truly a page turner. So Magnificent.
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Summary: "Purple-is the Best"
Review: I've seen the movie which prompted me to read the book and that it was on Oprah's BC list. However, for the first time, I can truly say that the movie was just as good as the book (usually the book is always better). An excellent keeper. Also working its way up the Oprah's list is the novel, LUST OF THE FLESH by Beverly Rolyat, an author's writing thats reminiscent to Alice Walker. An engaging, compelling, eye-opening read. Lust of the Flesh is about a corrupted district attorney who gets caught up in scandalous activities. A lot of sexually explicit material but that accounts for the theme and title of book. An excellent and enlightening read through and through. Highly recommended.
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