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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

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doods's review

5.0

A very powerful book about the struggles of black women finding themselves after the men in their lives ravaged who they were. Well worth the read if you feel you need to broaden your perspective!

speliza's review

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emotional reflective

5.0

biolexicon's review

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4.0

I would like to see this performed, since the invention of a "choreopoem" isn't something I can easily picture. Beyond that, the language and issues confronted are bold and captivating. The text evolved over time, as it was being performed, so any static got cut out a while back. The poetry in the words didn't have a passive, romantic flow but were aggressive and affirming. It is a fresh and original piece of work.

dinasamimi's review against another edition

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3.0

I think I need to see and hear this off the page. Reading this in book format did not hit for me. Need to revisit.

sian_m's review

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3.0

The title caught my attention, the cover looked intriguing & I was excited to listen to it. I didn’t realise that it was written in the format it was, so that threw me for a moment. However, I did enjoy listening to it. The ending really choked me up, it was quite unexpected by me. It touched my heart.