Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

24 reviews

triangular_pascal's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

holly_5's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, and War

sp00ky_n3rd's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so wonderfully written. Adiche really makes you feel what the main character is feeling. So much of this book I spent feeling so anxious because Kambili felt like that.
This book is character based rather than plot based but done really well. I love the characters and how they are presented. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

melaniekarin's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

sabcamblor's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Adichie's masterful writing, worldbuilding, and references make this inspirational novel so enticing. Everyone has a lesson to take away from Purple Hibiscus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

kaneebli's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lanid's review

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism and Police brutality

sunflower_bea's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahaf712's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amgarrido's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Miscarriage