Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

58 reviews

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

kigo317's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

jess_c008's review

emotional reflective 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

4.5

It was a nicely paced book and I didn't find myself getting bored. Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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

verysillygoose's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

jennaxbakos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

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

kaneebli's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lanid's review

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism and Police brutality