“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”

This book begins with letters to God from Celie. And then it becomes letters TO Celie from her sister Nettie. I liked Celie’s a great deal more. And, when they begin, I really liked Celie’s letters to Nettie!
And then the last letter: "Dear God. Dear Stars, dear trees, dear sky, dear peoples. Dear everything. Dear God." Such a wonderful ending!

There is so much to love about this book, but I was most overwhelmed with the triumphant spirit of Celie! She endures so much and overcomes so much! What an amazing character in literature history! ( )

CW: Sexual abuse ( )

I read this book for the first time when I was in my tweens or early teens. My grandmother loaned me her copy and was adamant about me giving it back. Back then, I was too clueless to know how much books could mean to a person; now I know better.

This book brings so much to mind, happiness, heartbreak, hope, hurt, and anger. A lot of anger. Celie lived the hard life of a black woman in the early 1900's American. I can believe that real women lived this sort of life. She was abused for the majority of her life. She had children forced on and then solen from her. The one person who loved her fully and unconditionally was cruelly taken and kept away from her.

This book makes me angry and brings me utter joy. The arcs these characters go on are amazing. We see every one of them learn and grow and change. Even Mr. had growth and development.

It was much different reading this as an adult with some life experience than it was as a very young teen. Ms. Walker wrote an absolutely beautiful book. ( )

If you haven't already read this book, you need to read it now. ( )

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