The Color Purple
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Sometimes beautiful things are also very hard things and the Color Purple by Alice Walker is just like that. In our discussion we range over topics including abuse, racial tensions, and also the idea of rebuilding yourself after tremendous trauma. Our talk on the author, too, goes down some rabbit holes that I was frankly not expecting to go down. Appreciate the color purple and avoid pissing off God, join us!
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