Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

111 reviews

huldasif's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such a good book! It's challenging, medium-paced book, a bit dark and uncomfortable and made me very angry very often. I have to give you trigger warnings for domestic violence, child abuse (not sexual) and pregnancy loss. It's very much in your face. What bothered me a lot also was how the church wanted to "white wash" everything, down to the very names of the people and how Kambili ate it all up and hated his cultural heritage. It was so sad and frustrating. Also how he did everything he could to be opposite of his past because he was so ashamed of it and to make his children opposite too, trying to mold them into God's perfect creations, to the point where they didn't know how to smile anymore of how to interact with other children. I wanted someone to swoop them up and make them whole again but then no one around those children was what as good as I would have wanted them to be. It was so sad, but everybody tried their best and did what they thought was right, even their delusional father. Man, I'm so angry!  The flaws were so real. It was not a fairytale. You should read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, Murder, and War

_ingrah's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

neerja12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

lunailona's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

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

swankai23's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, 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

minisaucisse's review

dark hopeful informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Good writing, but hard to like. Even thought I read it fast, I still wanted to put it away. You want and don't want to be there 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

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