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Book Review of The Color Purple

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Author: Alice Walker
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Umm...

I liked it well enough, I guess, but number one, Nettie's voice got too educated too quickly, and in fact slipped into 'West African National Geographic Documentary' mode to a degree I was much too aware of, and

I just DIDN'T BELIEVE the ending. Don't worry, I won't spoil it, but I just didn't believe it. Within the context of the fictional world. I disbelieved it so much, I figured I wasn't supposed to believe it and looked for clues in the text that I wasn't supposed to trust the narrator, but no, I'm supposed to believe it. Don't.

Other than that, the characters are great and all that, and it's a good story up until the last few pages.

Could someone tell me why last names weren't used for most characters? Mr. ________ ?