Faten Fareid Fareid থেকে Chandol, Madhya Pradesh 484770, India
The Color Purple is essentially the story of one black woman's struggle in the American South in the early to mid 1900s, as well as those of the people she is closest to. The novel starts with her writing her thoughts to God--dealing with being raped; having children and being forced to lose these children; being forced into an abusive, loveless marriage; the loss of her sister; and her eventual growth of self-confidence and finding love. At one point, Celie states that she writes to God because she is too ashamed even to talk to him. Midway through the book, she changes to writing to her sister, and there are some letters from Nettie as well, and the contrast in these letters is evident--the educated, worldly woman and the uneducated woman who gave up everything to allow her sister to do the things that she deserved. This was only one great part of the novel in mind. The hard topics, told in the writing of Celie, become real. It feels as if you are reading into her soul, and experiencing the moments she writes about with her. While some are harder to deal with than others, all are written in a tender way that is not completely heart-breaking. You know that she will get through the situations that are presented to her, with her haphazard support system, because of the way she writes about them. The story is completely believable--like you found someone's diary or memory box, and discovering their life in this manner. All in all, I would rate this very high on my list of books read, and recommend it to all.
Loved this- very morbid- but fascinating storytelling.