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Title: The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker ISBN: 0-7434-1823-9 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent early Walker
Comment: Often, if an author writes a book that becomes immensely popular and a mainstay in modern literature, their career is then divided up between before and after. For the majority, I'd say their entry point to an author's canon usually is the well-received work, so it's fun to browse an author's "backlog" and experience their earliest achievements. Having been a fan of Alice Walker for many years but only having read two novels (plus a great deal of short stories and non-fiction), I figured it was time to give her first published novel, "The Third Life of Grange Copeland," a try.
Had this been written by anybody but Alice Walker, I'd say this was one of the most impressive debut novels I've read. Since it *is* written by Walker, I should have known to not be surprised by the eloquence, the poetry and the grittiness of this book. Alice Walker is a storyteller with gifts bordering on the supernatural; if the Southern U.S. landscape could talk, it would sound a lot like Alice Walker. This is the story, told in razor sharp prose, of a man and the effect his actions have on his family over a period of many years. It's not an easy novel to read as there are hard truths in the story of Grange and Brownfield but there are lessons that will stay with the reader. This is also an interesting study on the actions of an individual, and who is to blame; society or the man/woman? There are no such easy answers in this book and I found myself wavering between sympathy and outright hatred for some of the characters, but it's the mark of a great read when I can feel so much for a story.
Rating: 4
Summary: A book that can play havoc with your emotions
Comment: Even though I thoroughly enjoyed reading "...Grange Copeland," I felt it was another version of "The Color Purple" minus the lesbian story-line. The male characters are harsh (much more so than the male characters in "The Color Purple") and relentless, but as in "The Color Purple" Ms. Walker tries to make the reader feel that they do have a "human" side. The female characters are strong-willed...as most of the female characters in "...Purple" were. What I enjoy most about Ms. Walker is she makes the reader feel so much a part of each character's life. The ending is somewhat a disappointment, i.e., comes too fast and too abrupt.
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceptional book. As fresh today as it was 30 years ago.
Comment: Exceptional writer! Vivid easy flowing language. Not only adresses pregidous, but addresses how humans of any color can sometimes be their own worst enemy.
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Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston ISBN: 0060931418 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Meridian by Alice Walker ISBN: 067172701X Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 15 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Mama Day (Vintage Contemporaries) by Gloria Naylor ISBN: 0679721819 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall ISBN: 1558611495 Publisher: Feminist Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down by Alice Walker ISBN: 0156997789 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 05 March, 1982 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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