Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Purppuranpunainen hibiskus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

22 reviews

unique_polarizer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

full of idyllic imagery, complexities and reflective attributes. 

Kambili as someone who worships her father as almost god-like comes to terms with the abuse and the gaslighting and religious justifications for what he does. Adichie embraces freedom from this throughout the defiance towards the end of the book and after the events of palm Sunday

a beautiful read, like the rest of Adichie's works, as a debut I felt it was a compelling read, where this compellingness develops in her later works like Half of a yellow Sun and Americanah - characters are fleshed out and plot and characters are well constructed. Not to say this read wasn't. It was a very satisfying read in a sense.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gaslighting, Abortion, Police brutality, Murder, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

akosua_'s review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

encharro's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Miscarriage

pr1ncessj's review against another edition

inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.0

A beautifully written and touching story about family ties, culture and adolescence. I felt for Kambili in her mixed feelings toward her abusive father. The ending has a twist but is somewhat predictable, although this does not take away from its quality. At times I was confused where the story was going, but it didn’t take me out of the narrative.

☀️14/20

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, and Miscarriage

helizabug's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Painful, enlightening, and smoothly written. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

Beautiful, painful story.

melitiamelitia's review against another edition

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

---

Content Warnings

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

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

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

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Colonisation

alexlily's review against another edition

2.0

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Miscarriage