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Originally posted by BirthaBlue4
Well, for those that haven't read the book PLEASE DO! It was sitting on my mother's shelf for years, so I read it a few years ago, and I COULD NOT put it down. It was great!
The movie is a very good representation of the book. NOt exact, but exact enough not to piss you off (like Waiting to Exhale and Stella). In the book, the church scene does not happen. Those people could be whoever you want them to be lol. In the book, Shug's parents have nothing to do with her, and she doesn't see her children. At the end, she finds one of her sons out west. And Mister is their father.
And Shug and Cellie do have a lesbian relationship, and Squeak and Grady do hook up, but she leaves him in the end.
GO GET THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!
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After this thread, I felt compelled to read the book a few weeks ago. I read it in two days!! I absolutely loved it, and to me, the movie didn't do it any justice. However, the actors from the movie were the faces I imagined when reading the book. In the book, they made it seem like Nettie was ugly...their dad said "Nettie isn't as ugly as Shug..."
Also, it showed that Harpo and Squeek actually were married and had kids and Sophia ended up helping raise one while Squeak pursued her singing...
I loved it!
Do you guys think this book is appropriate for high schoolers to read for English class? I know a few who have...