Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blauer Hibiskus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

59 reviews

bethcarmo21's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Toxic relationship

brooklynbaker's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexual violence

erenreads12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

Anything by this author is an immediate win for me. Purple Hibiscus is intimate, beautiful and horrifying in a number of ways. I fell in love with the abused, anxious Kambili and vied for her to grow and become free of the torture she experiences - and just as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie can easily write characters you adore, she can write complex characters you can't help but despise. Unlike Half of a Yellow Sun I didn't see the plot twist coming at all, and it gave me a visceral physical reaction to read. But despite the terrible occurrences of this book, it is incredibly hopeful and relieving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief and Murder

aplanetarymind's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Alongside the wonderful structure of this book - I rarely feel that books with non-linear narratives are so much better for them, but this book was so perfectly suited to it - one of the best things (for there were many) about this book was the beautiful writing. It is difficult to describe other than that it left me with almost a feeling of reverence, which I think captured the natural joy and beauty of the atmosphere as well as the fragility really well. I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Adichie's works to read soon.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

reyastray's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.0

rating this is weird because i probably would’ve liked it a lot more if i hadn’t had to read it for school. as such, and because of me being in a reading slump i found it very slow and hard to read. i found myself reading pages and then not remembering anything that had happened. i also didn’t like the relationship between

ayaka and amadi

; that was just very uncomfy. i did like the overall themes of the book, i thought it was really well done, but i didn’t enjoy it very much for various reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Violence

valcro's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

crinspire's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death

caitlinmakesstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

annabelle_wella's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship