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# The Color Purple: A Novel

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Review: Hard to put down! - I had only ever seen the movie before I read this, but I absolutely love the movie. I watch it several times a year, and even sometimes just while I'm working on homework or even for no reason at all. Still, I was wary about reading the book because I was afraid it would destroy my perception of the movie. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised, and now I am in love with both the movie and the book. I would like to say that if anyone is reading this and expecting it to be word for word like the movie, or visa versa, you will be a little disappointed. Both are wonderful works, and they should be appreciated as such. Neither one should be compared to the other while reading/watching them because they were not approached the same way. I'd say the movie is toned down more language wise, but the book is more forthcoming. There is a lot that was left out, and after reading the book a lot more of what happened in the movie makes sense. ***Spoilers ahead*** - Shug and Celie's relationship is explored in depth. You get a sense of it in the movie, but the book definitely clarifies that Celie and Shug are lovers. - Albert isn't quite as cruel to Celie as he is in the movie. There's abuse, but eventually he becomes remorseful and the two of them end up becoming close friends. - All of the characters lives are discussed while the book just kind of left you wondering what happened to Squeak, Celie's other siblings, Celie's real father, Harpo and Sofia's kids, etc. - The mayor's wife is far more sinister in the book than she is in the movie, which makes much more sense. - A lot of the conversations are taken out of context in the movie, and after reading the books they made more sense. For instance, the "This life be over soon, heaven last always" conversation between Celie and Sofia. Celie explains she told Harpo to beat Sofia because she was jealous at how strong she was. Another is the conversation between Celie and Shug about sleeping with Albert. In the movie Shug just asks if Celie minded that she slept with him (assumingly in the past) but in the book it's made clear that Shug wanted to sleep with Albert during the present time. She also slept with Celie, as mentioned before, and Celie explained how jealous her sleeping with Albert made her. All in all it's a great read, and I recommend anyone who is a fan of the movie to read the book. Yes, there are some "language choices" that make the book seem more sexual, but in all fairness that makes the story more realistic. If that sort of thing bothers you then just stick to the movie. However, if you're looking for answers like I was, and you don't mind the honesty, this is something you need to read.
Review: An Indomitable Spirits Journey to Perseverance and Triumph. - The movie adaptation of The Color Purple came out when I was young; at the time only certain themes made an impression on me. As I've grown older, I have watched it many more times and continue to like it more for different reasons. This was my first time reading the book. For me; it's one of those books you take a step back and say wow over. Alice Walker has expertly crafted a book : whose storyline deals with God, racial prejudices, gender prejudices, domestic abuse, rape, incest, and property. Topics not easily talked about openly. Therefore a challenge to write about in away that draws readers in. The Color Purple does this beautifully and evokes many emotions. Ceile is a young girl when we first meet her trying to make sense of the abuse she is experiencing by her father, while trying to protect her sister Nettie from suffering the same abuse. Her answer to coping is to talk to God through a series of letters. My overall opinion of the book is that I'm very glad that I chose to read it. In fact I wish that it had been one of the books they had us read in school. Ceile life is a lesson in the indomitable human spirit. So many things in her life could have crushed and defeated her. Yet she kept fighting and persevered. Until she triumphed over it all. While it's not a easy book to read it is a powerful one. That can resonate with readers of all races, religions, genders and sexual orientation. I would give this book my highest recommendation.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,588 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #185 in Black & African American Women's Fiction (Books) #208 in Classic Literature & Fiction #255 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 28,457 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hard to put down!
*by R***O on August 27, 2015*

I had only ever seen the movie before I read this, but I absolutely love the movie. I watch it several times a year, and even sometimes just while I'm working on homework or even for no reason at all. Still, I was wary about reading the book because I was afraid it would destroy my perception of the movie. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised, and now I am in love with both the movie and the book. I would like to say that if anyone is reading this and expecting it to be word for word like the movie, or visa versa, you will be a little disappointed. Both are wonderful works, and they should be appreciated as such. Neither one should be compared to the other while reading/watching them because they were not approached the same way. I'd say the movie is toned down more language wise, but the book is more forthcoming. There is a lot that was left out, and after reading the book a lot more of what happened in the movie makes sense. ***Spoilers ahead*** - Shug and Celie's relationship is explored in depth. You get a sense of it in the movie, but the book definitely clarifies that Celie and Shug are lovers. - Albert isn't quite as cruel to Celie as he is in the movie. There's abuse, but eventually he becomes remorseful and the two of them end up becoming close friends. - All of the characters lives are discussed while the book just kind of left you wondering what happened to Squeak, Celie's other siblings, Celie's real father, Harpo and Sofia's kids, etc. - The mayor's wife is far more sinister in the book than she is in the movie, which makes much more sense. - A lot of the conversations are taken out of context in the movie, and after reading the books they made more sense. For instance, the "This life be over soon, heaven last always" conversation between Celie and Sofia. Celie explains she told Harpo to beat Sofia because she was jealous at how strong she was. Another is the conversation between Celie and Shug about sleeping with Albert. In the movie Shug just asks if Celie minded that she slept with him (assumingly in the past) but in the book it's made clear that Shug wanted to sleep with Albert during the present time. She also slept with Celie, as mentioned before, and Celie explained how jealous her sleeping with Albert made her. All in all it's a great read, and I recommend anyone who is a fan of the movie to read the book. Yes, there are some "language choices" that make the book seem more sexual, but in all fairness that makes the story more realistic. If that sort of thing bothers you then just stick to the movie. However, if you're looking for answers like I was, and you don't mind the honesty, this is something you need to read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Indomitable Spirits Journey to Perseverance and Triumph.
*by H***E on March 3, 2018*

The movie adaptation of The Color Purple came out when I was young; at the time only certain themes made an impression on me. As I've grown older, I have watched it many more times and continue to like it more for different reasons. This was my first time reading the book. For me; it's one of those books you take a step back and say wow over. Alice Walker has expertly crafted a book : whose storyline deals with God, racial prejudices, gender prejudices, domestic abuse, rape, incest, and property. Topics not easily talked about openly. Therefore a challenge to write about in away that draws readers in. The Color Purple does this beautifully and evokes many emotions. Ceile is a young girl when we first meet her trying to make sense of the abuse she is experiencing by her father, while trying to protect her sister Nettie from suffering the same abuse. Her answer to coping is to talk to God through a series of letters. My overall opinion of the book is that I'm very glad that I chose to read it. In fact I wish that it had been one of the books they had us read in school. Ceile life is a lesson in the indomitable human spirit. So many things in her life could have crushed and defeated her. Yet she kept fighting and persevered. Until she triumphed over it all. While it's not a easy book to read it is a powerful one. That can resonate with readers of all races, religions, genders and sexual orientation. I would give this book my highest recommendation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bildungsroman that everyone should read
*by R***D on April 11, 2019*

The Color Purple by Alice Walker captures the journey of Celie, a poor black girl, from age fourteen well into adulthood. Rather than chapters, the novel is broken up and written as multiple letters to God. Celie, the main character, writes about her life this way because after her Pa sexually abused her, he said, “You better not tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy,” (1). After two pregnancies at the hand of her father, Celie is married off to a man who degrades and beats her. The novel transitions from letters to God to letters to Celie’s sister Nettie, who joined a family on a missionary in Africa. This shift also reveals a shift in Celie’s mindset, who throughout the novel discovers herself and her religious beliefs. Celie’s life improves as she finds examples in other black women, such as learning to stand up for herself and seeing her own self worth. When I first started reading, I found it difficult, both stylistically and morally. Since the first letters are written when Celie is very young, the sentence fragments are hard to piece together, as seen on page 2 when Celie says, “She ast me bout the first one Whose is it?” However as the novel progresses and Celie ages, the letters are easier to understand and become deeper content wise. Within the first page, there is blunt description of sexual abuse, which reoccurred many times throughout the book. The casual discussion of abuse was hard to get used to, however it succeeded in getting the point across that life for black women in the early 1900s was anything but easy. I liked being able to read a story from a perspective that I have never encountered before. Celie’s progression from hardships to independence and strength was inspiring. I felt that the ending was satisfying, and that I could be happy knowing that Celie found peace in her later life. Alice Walker achieved her goal in inspiring others to carve their own path in life. For example, the novel has two strong female characters who helped teach Celie to be independent. A character named Sophia hit back whenever her husband Harpo hit her. She refused to take a beating from a man, and inspired Celie to stand up for herself. Another character named Shug protected Celie from her abusive husband, which gave Celie the courage to speak up in front of him. At one point Celie describes these women by saying, “You know Shug will fight...She live her life and be herself no matter what,” (253). At the end of the novel, Celie is last seen happy and not being abused by any men. This shows that she took her life into her own hands and made the changes necessary to live a happy life. Although she was born into a poor home and was married off to an abusive man without consent, Celie in the end carved her own path and found strength in others. The novel also shows Celie’s intellectual progression by the syntax becoming more complex towards the end. The reader find Celie contemplating deeper topics rather than just stating the events of her day through fragmented sentences.

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