Books like The Color Purple

12 books to read next

• The Help Kathryn Stockett, Álvaro Abella Villar, Alvaro Abella 8.9 h
• Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo Ntozake Shange 4.1 h
• Sula Toni Morrison 3.2 h
• The Trophy Wife Ashley, Ashley & JaQuavis 5.2 h
• Ain't I a Woman bell hooks 3.8 h
• Breaking Free Rachel Jeffs 5.6 h
• Hunger Roxane Gay 5.9 h
• And Still I Rise Maya Angelou 2.1 h
• Paradise Toni Morrison 6.4 h
• Crooked Plow Itamar Vieira Junior 5.1 h
• Tipping the Velvet Sarah Waters, Juanita McMahon 8.8 h
• Killing Rage bell hooks 5.1 h

How long each takes

The Help Kathryn Stockett, Álvaro Abella Villar, Alvaro Abella 8.9 h Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo Ntozake Shange 4.1 h Sula Toni Morrison 3.2 h The Trophy Wife Ashley, Ashley & JaQuavis 5.2 h Ain't I a Woman bell hooks 3.8 h Breaking Free Rachel Jeffs 5.6 h Hunger Roxane Gay 5.9 h And Still I Rise Maya Angelou 2.1 h Paradise Toni Morrison 6.4 h Crooked Plow Itamar Vieira Junior 5.1 h Tipping the Velvet Sarah Waters, Juanita McMahon 8.8 h Killing Rage bell hooks 5.1 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.