Purple Hibiscus: A Novel | 
pickFinal read for #wintergames - think my appendicitis was actually more of a help than a hindrance in the end!
This was bleak, but brilliant, a really moving story.
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Pretty impressive first novel but I felt the pacing was a bit off. It took >100 pages until the events in the blurb happened. And the end felt rushed.
If I was writing it I would have structured it differently. But overall it is a great novel! Set in Nigeria, it‘s about a 15 year old girl, Kambili, who learns to laugh and love outside of her fathers strict rules after she goes on a trip to visit her Aunt in another town.
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pickThis story is told through the eyes of 15-year-old Kambili. She and her brother are growing up in Nigeria under complete control of their wealthy, abusive, fanatically religious father. But after a visit with a “heathen” Aunt, the children glimpse a freedom that is unknown to them, cracking the door to new possibilities. Adichie‘s prose is exquisite. Her ability to submerge you in the characters‘ emotional landscape is astonishing. Fantastic book.
“There are people, she once wrote, who think that we cannot rule ourselves because the few times we tried, we failed, as if all the others who rule themselves today got it right the first time. It is like telling a crawling baby who tries to walk, and then falls back on his buttocks, to stay there. As if the adults walking past him did not all crawl, once.”
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pickMy last book for #Booked2022 Spring edition. Prompt: author born in Africa. This was Adichie‘s debut. I thought it was fantastic. A coming of age story set in late 20th century Nigeria during a military dictatorship and political unrest. Narrated by 15 yr old Kambili, she loves and fears her tyrannical father. When she and her brother Jaja visit their aunt and see a different way to live, their lives are changed forever with tragic consequences.
pickA powerful story of a Nigerian family, culture and religion told through the eyes of a young woman. What an achievement for a first novel! The audio was fantastic! It allowed me to hear the correct pronunciation of Nigerian words. I mostly listened to it, but I also had the book. The audio was Recorded Book Imprint Giot. More in comments. #readingafrica #nigeria
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Just those two but man were they good. Completely different but both highly recommended!
pickThis is the beautiful, sad story of 15-year-old Kambili, set in #Nigeria. She is the daughter of a wealthy and fanatical religious man who physically and emotionally abuses his family if they don‘t live up to his Catholic standards. During a sleepover with her free-spirited aunt Kambili starts thinking of her own identity - with all consequences. Recommended!
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pickRead for curriculum review project. A striking look into the mental effects of abuse on a family, and a nice window into Nigeria - its food, its political and class tensions, and its joys.
pickAnother book that he been on my radar for awhile. Set in Nigeria during a time of unpredictable political turmoil. Kambali is the younger daughter with an older brother Jaka. Written in beautiful prose we red the heart wrenching story of physical and mental abuse perpetrated by the father Eugene. Eugene is a pillar of the community and Catholic church. Great descriptions of the setting and plot is surprising
pickThis was good, but it could have been better. Still a worthwhile read. This is the 2nd novel I've read recently about oppressive, misogynistic, abusive religious people, and I should have spaced them out more.
pickKambili's diverse relationship with all of her family members made the novel feel captivating and real. Kambili's struggle to understand her father's faith and her grandfather's and aunt's beliefs opened a window to a unique experience. It was moving to read how Kambili learned to navigate her world and make sense of religion and how that played into her loved one's actions. I also thought it was fitting that she was upset by her father's death.
pickExcellent book! Deceptively simplistic but there are so many layers. The story is told from the perspective of a 15 yo Nigerian girl-Kambili. And it‘s this that‘s deceiving because she‘s so young and innocent but thru her eyes Adichie exposes life in her part of Nigeria. It‘s a beautiful story about family, religion, corrupt colonialism, traditions, revenge and hope. This is my fave Adichie book. #adichie#booknerd #booklover
pickA interesting bittersweet eye opening book. Read as part of the #Buzzwordathon 5/5
pickPURPLE HIBISCUS takes a deep, intimate dive into a family in crisis. It‘s concerned with the ways fundamentalism can enable abusers, the divide between public and private behaviour, and the enduring impact of colonialism in Nigeria. It‘s a rough book—major TW for domestic abuse and child abuse—but Adichie handles the material well and never backs away from her characters‘ complicated emotional truths.
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I love books by Ngozi Adichie! Praiseworthy writing of rich characters with complex relationships that ilicit visceral emotions in the reader. Kambili is a teenager in a wealthy, Catholic family in Nigeria. She is tackling the chasmic disparity between the public's opinion of her father and her family's private experiences. The voice actor, at times, has a dry mouth and takes audible breaths during brief pauses in reading.
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Reading next to my Halloween tree. 🎄🎃
Started putting cozy ambience video on YouTube when reading at night ! Tonight, I'm reading in the rain. 🖥☔⚡#cozyambience #calmedbynature #letsforgetaboutwork
Which one should I read now? 🤔 #bookhaul
so-soI think if this were my first Adichie i would have loved it, but it pales compared to Americanah which I read not too long ago. There‘s no real flaws -well crafted storytelling and complex and compelling characters- but this novel just never managed to reel me in. Still not the worst companion to a mini-break to northern germany, sippin tea and reading Chimamanda! ☕️
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panOkay. I love Adichie. Her TED talk is life. I loved Americanah but this was a slog. Too slow, nothing much happens until the last third then again not much happens.
I was just bored. Powering through to meet a number goal for myself.
so-so#unpopularopinion Loved Americanah and had high hopes for this one, but the odd pacing and story arc left me unsatisfied (and the “twist” at the end was not a surprise to me...). Everyone else seems to have loved it!
Day 25: For fun, I am going to post one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want. #bookstoread #tbrpile @StaceyKondla
Hi Helen ! Thankyou , I‘ve never read Adichie , so excited to read her ❤️. And Mary Anne ... another one I‘ve wanted for so long. You are so good , many many thanks. I hope you are ok over there across the water. Sending love, Thanks Helen XXX , from Cathy.
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pickAmericanah quickly became an all-time favorite when I read it about 2 yrs ago, but I hadn‘t gotten around to reading her others. Would love to listen to the audio at some point because I don‘t know how to pronounce the Igbo words! A story of a teen girl who is trying to grow up with an abusive father in Nigeria during political upheaval. She & her brother stay with their aunt & learn to laugh. This was my #bookspin for March @TheAromaofBooks
🌳I feel like I‘m pretty flexible since my jobs have always required me to be able to adjust quickly. So, I‘ve been trying to go with the flow with work & have enjoyed hanging out with my cat.
🌷I love spring, but weather is still gray & rainy today. No rituals.
🌻I have been more annoyed & anxious about work today.
☘️planning to cook a Blue Apron meal tonight-tilapia w/ veggies.
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Couldn‘t post earlier because I‘ve been in a training all day. Purple Hibiscus is my #bookspin book this month. The Secrets We Kept is the #doublespin & just came off hold at the library this morning, so I think I‘ll read it first (perfect timing 🙂).
pickI absolutely loved this book! It was similar to Barabara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible" to me. I can't wait to read more books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie!! Content warning for those sensitive to domestic violence and abuse.
Me ten minutes after finishing Americanah
1st line : Things started to fall apart at home when my brother, Jaja, did not go to communion...
Work starts from Monday, and I know my reading time and my time on Litsy will be affected. 😢 But I hope to take advantage of my commute to get some reading done.
My favourite book of 2019 was Purple Hibiscus by Adiche. In 2018, it was Half of A Yellow Sun. This year I will be reading Americanah by the same author. So let‘s see. 😊
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pickA stirring portrait of Nigeria and an intimate view of one family‘s unraveling from patriarchal rules. I wish this book included a glossary for all the terms and phrases peppered throughout the story. The richness of Igbo culture was felt on every page. Read for IRL bookclub and I expect good discussion will follow. TW: physical violence, abuse
Whoa!! This book just turned dark. Domestic violence, especially against children is something I generally try to avoid reading. This father is a BAD MAN & the worst part...he uses the guise of religion as his excuse 😪 😭😡🤬
pickI am so glad I gave this a second chance. This was very good. My heard went out to those two kids throughout the book,.
A beat up, well loved copy from the library discard pile. This is a very good book but you can tell it is her first. Her writing has really matured over the years. 🇳🇬
pickThis was a really really tough read for me. I had to put it down in spots. But damn, her writing is just so beautiful. Her characters are so flawed and three-dimensional and human and I feel like, through her books, I‘ve been to Nigeria. Read her if you haven‘t yet.
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panAdichie is a gifted writer, but I absolutely hated the relentless depiction of domestic violence perpetrated by the religious zealot father. This was the most depressing book I ever read and almost bailed a couple times. I liked Americanah 100% better. Read for #authoramonth
