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I expected to love this book -- based on a vague memory of the wonderful movie which I saw in the theaters when it was newly released. I didn't recall a lot of the plot but did remember that the characters were full and rich, and that I loved the movie because of those characters. And, here is the thing about me: I am a reader who likes stories that are character driven. I like characters who are flawed and realistic, and characters who make me feel. So I expected that this book would be a five
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I read this in college but it didn't stick out in my mind. I would like to read it again now that I am a little older and less busy.
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Alice Walker’s The Color Purple is the story of Celie, a black women in Georgia in the 1930s told in epistolary style. Celie writes to God because she is told “tell no one”. Celie is a victim of sexual abuse, bares two children that are taken away and then she is bartered off to another man to care for his children and serve as a sexual outlet when Shug isn’t available. Who is Shug? Shug is a black woman, blues singer. Everyone loves Shug but then some love to hate her. Celie loves Shug and find
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