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Title: The Color Purple by Alice Walker ISBN: 0-15-602835-2 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.34 (338 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: It was puzzling and compelling
Comment: The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, takes place in the south, in the early twentieth century, and spans thirty years in the life of Celie, a poor southern black woman. When her stepfather warns her that, "You better not never tell nobody but God," Celie pregnant again, begins letters addressed to God, written in black folk speech, that record details of her difficult times growing up. The book moves forward by means of Celie's letters to God and to her sister, Nettie, who Celie thinks is dead. The letters exchanged by the sisters are never delivered or are "found" too late for a response. As the novel develops, Celie learns to love and her observations even include a description of the color purple. The storytelling style of The Color Purple makes the book hard to put down. The tragic tale of incest, misguided love, lesbianism and violence is not for the young at heart but for those mature enough to see what matters in The Color Purple is that everybody has possibilities on the on the inside. Celie has a right to participate in the celebration of life and to honor the pleasure of living.
Rating: 5
Summary: THE COLOR PURPLE, a heartfelt masterpiece
Comment: "I maybe black, I may be poor, I maybe a woman, and I may even be ugly! But thank God I'm here"
I have recently finished reading The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. This book had the most emotional impact on me, more then any other book I have ever read. It gives the reader a vivid and terrifying description of the life of a black woman growing up in the early twenty century. I read this book for my eighth grade English class. Everyone was assigned to read an independent reading book that relates and associates with the timeless classic, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Even though the main character in each book was placed in completely different situations, the same issues applied to both. There were both victims of sexism. Both their lives were dominated by men and Celie, in The Color Purple, was abused by them physically and mentally because they wanted to keep her in line and control her to a certain extent that doesn't allow her to think for herself. Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird, had constant pressure upon her to be the lady society had shaped woman to be. The Color Purple opened up to an experience that many woman faced but was chosen to be ignored by the public. It expressed the harshness of reality and the pain inflicted amongst many woman of a different race during this period of time.
The Color Purple takes place in the south and spans thirty years in the life of Celie, a poor southern black woman. Alice Walker portrays the life of an innocent girl who is put through rape, physical abuse, teenage marriage, child birth and emotional abuse. Celie started out as a slave to her own family. Her mother is killed, and Celie and her siblings are raised by their father.
Celie goes through the transition of a slave to an individual. Celie is an extremely strong character that overcomes the many years of abuse that was put upon her. The book was conveyed in a style that is unique in its own sense and the use of the Southern English makes the book especially realistic and more like an actual journal. I have felt that it is the most powerful portrayal of a woman and her struggle to survive. This character shows the reader that she is a survivor and your future can't be determined from your past.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent book!
Comment: Diane Sawyer, A reviewer,
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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Title: The Color Purple (Cliffs Notes) by Gloria Rose ISBN: 0822003082 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 15 May, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Beloved by Toni Morrison ISBN: 0452280621 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ISBN: 0804106304 Publisher: Prentice Hall (K-12) Pub. Date: 30 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston ISBN: 0060931418 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:The Color Purple ASIN: 0790729717 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.38 |
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