When Mister throws Nettie out of the house, the sisters are separated, especially as Nettie goes on to join a married pair of missionaries on a journey to Africa. But she writes anyway, loves deeply anyway.ĭo I need to tell you the story? A young black girl is forced to marry Mister, an abusive man who wanted Celie’s little sister Nettie, and she’s tormented by his children, demeaned by his demands, used and degraded every step of the way. As she writes her letters to God, it’s a tiny voice, abused, being raised to an entity who does NOT have her back. Wiley brings a young girl to us, confused, beaten down, frightened and full of this tiny spark of life and love which is constantly being challenged by circumstances and by people. And I was practically in tears because the Celie I’d come to know and love (In my head) was suddenly bursting into emotionally evocative life. But still, the writing, the story, is so gosh awfully good that there was no way not to love it.Įnter the re-release, narrated by Samira Wiley…įrom the very first sentence, she had me.
She had rather flat tones and provided emphasis only in the spots that absoLUTEly called for it. It was juuuuuust that the narration had me wanting a bit more than author Alice Walker could provide whenst reading her own work. Yup! I have that version of the AWEsome The Color Purple, and I’ve already reviewed it here at Audiobook Accomplice. Walker, you are TOTALLY going to wanna buy it again. Seriously-if you already have this audiobook read by A. By: Alice Walker / Narrated By: Samira Wiley
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