Wilson chose this book for our bi-weekly book club. When he sent me the copy of the book, I texted him "I think something is wrong because some words are just regularly spelled wrong such as git instead of get." Then, I learned that this is African American Vernacular English which is a different dialectic. Since the book is written from the perspective of an African American woman, it is written in a way she would talk. 

As a woman from Turkey, reading about Harlem, how African American communities were brought to the United States, what their daily life looks like, and especially from an African American woman's perspective reading about men was a great experience. 

There were two storylines that especially impressed both of us: women's friendship and the kind of love that formed throughout the book and the letters from Africa in Nettie's missionary journey. 

Even though there are some parts we did not agree such as the relationships formed later in the book, we gave a solid 4/5 to "The Color Purple." 

Lastly, our discussion made me realize, especially reading all those characters' developments from Celie's eyes restricts to seeing all those things going on in the background such as how two characters are getting closer. But, this shows how good Alice Walker is because we are only able to judge those people as much as Celie.

It is a really good read if you want to learn more about American history. Of course, discussing with someone who took a history class in the U.S. helped me to internalize these things more!