Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

112 reviews

bookycnidaria's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

astridrc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This put me in a reading slump. It felt slow and although the themes of religion, Nigerian politics and domestic violence are complex and interesting, I felt like I've read better things about them. The end felt just rushed and strange, I didn't really get what happened to Jaja.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

ella7211's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

ikejnat's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder

melitiamelitia's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

masriazs's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

pinkalpaca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

eggpotato's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Colonisation

cami7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation

alexlily's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage