This was quite an emotional book. At first I found it really sad and depressing, but then it had its funny, somewhat uplifting moments. I liked seeing how much Celie grew as a person and became independent. All the characters were described and portrayed in a way that I could picture each of them. I'm looking forward to seeing how the movie will portray them. I read Their Eyes Were Watching God about 8 years ago, and something about this reminded me of that book. I can't quite figure out if it was the style of writing, the story itself, or both. Either way they're both great books!

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Happy Reading! :)

Picked this up at Kabloom OBCZ today. I loved the movie, and have always wanted to read the book. I'll get started on it once I've finished my current read.

Update: 10/21/2018 Wow - I can't believe this sat unread on my shelf for so long. I finally read it this past weekend, and am so glad I did. It was such a poignant and affecting story. I agree with everything lemondrop622 said above. I hope the next reader enjoys it as much as we did.

Released into Little Free Library near the sheltered picnic area at Lake Worth Beach .