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A review by tehmegan
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.0
I enjoyed this book. Trigger alert for domestic violence.
I struggled with some of the Igbo text since I had no idea what the words meant. Some of the statements were translated, which was nice.
The story is about Kambili a girl who lives a sheltered life in Nigeria because her dad is well-to-do. Yet, he is abusive to the family, especially when they step out of the bounds of his religiously structured life. Kambili starts to come into her own after staying with her aunt, away from her parents.
The end seemed off to me, like it was another issue to be tackled, but it was just left as it was.. which I guess could have also been the purpose since most of the book is spent NOT talking about the problems the family had.
I struggled with some of the Igbo text since I had no idea what the words meant. Some of the statements were translated, which was nice.
The story is about Kambili a girl who lives a sheltered life in Nigeria because her dad is well-to-do. Yet, he is abusive to the family, especially when they step out of the bounds of his religiously structured life. Kambili starts to come into her own after staying with her aunt, away from her parents.
The end seemed off to me, like it was another issue to be tackled, but it was just left as it was.. which I guess could have also been the purpose since most of the book is spent NOT talking about the problems the family had.