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

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

September 26, 2020 by Leedock 1 Comment

CBR12 BINGO: Violet Square So very late to this party and I’m more than a little disappointed in myself that it took a CBR Bingo Square to get me to read it. It was not at all what I expected. Told through a series of letters written between sisters and from one sister to God, The Color Purple is about a lot of things: racism, classism, abuse, love, family. At it’s heart though, is a beautiful story about a woman, who against all odds and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alice Walker, black fiction, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Fiction

Leedock's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alice Walker, black fiction, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Fiction ·
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How to get a book banned in six easy steps

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

September 22, 2019 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR11bingo: Banned Books BINGO! Vertically: Youths, Illustrated, Classics, Rainbow Flag, Banned Books The Banned Books bingo square is one of my favorites in CBR Bingo. I like to peruse lists of banned books and see what foolishness is causing people to get up in arms. I also like to combine the square with something I’ve been wanting to read, and Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple was the perfect choice. It’s been on my TBR list for ages, and I was surprised to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alice Walker, banned books, black author, black fiction, cbr11, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Pulitzer Prize winner

KimMiE"'s CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alice Walker, banned books, black author, black fiction, cbr11, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Pulitzer Prize winner ·
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