Why read For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide?

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'Inspiring. Emotionally charged. Ground-breaking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'A revelation. I am so thankful to Ntozake Shange for seeing us, reflecting us and showing us how beautiful we can be' JESMYN WARD

'Encompassing, it seems, every feeling and experience a woman has ever had' NEW YORKER

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Kamp Woods

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I was actually introduced to this title due to its 2010 film adaptation by Tyler Perry of the same title. I was captivated by the different points of view, characters, and lives that unfolded on the screen, so much so that I sought out a physical copy of the publication it was based on.

I loved this book because it taught me strength—told and shown from the points of view of multiple women in different challenging circumstances. I loved that there was an exploration of love, lust, happiness, tragedy, and ultimately becoming and accepting the version of woman…

From Kamp's list on The best poetic books that help you rebuild yourself from the inside out.