The Color Purple
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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

1982•Drama•262 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalgay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, weighty novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalGay/lesbianEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationship

Subjects

BlacksSocial life and customsSongs and musicLesbian fictionEpistolary fictionAfrican American womenSistersAdult child sexual abuse victims

Details

Author
Alice Walker
Published
1982
Pages
262
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