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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Hell hath no fury more than a black woman scorned.
1. This woman is a bloody hero.
2. Fuck men.
3. Fuck African men.
4. Fuck jobless men.
5. This book makes me want to study more and be better than everyone else in school now just to piss off some misogynistic shits out there in the near future.
Just by the sheer amount of anger I felt reading this book, I can't imagine being in her shoes and not finding some way to kill my husband or put him in prison. Wherever that Frances guy is, God forgive me, but I hope it's some form of hell.
I have no words for this book, just very strong feelings that I do not care to bother putting into words because the things I've said already explain them enough in my opinion.
6. May the Lord have mercy on us all.
Thank you and good night.
1. This woman is a bloody hero.
2. Fuck men.
3. Fuck African men.
4. Fuck jobless men.
5. This book makes me want to study more and be better than everyone else in school now just to piss off some misogynistic shits out there in the near future.
Just by the sheer amount of anger I felt reading this book, I can't imagine being in her shoes and not finding some way to kill my husband or put him in prison. Wherever that Frances guy is, God forgive me, but I hope it's some form of hell.
I have no words for this book, just very strong feelings that I do not care to bother putting into words because the things I've said already explain them enough in my opinion.
6. May the Lord have mercy on us all.
Thank you and good night.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found myself resonating with a lot of the story, seeing both myself and my mother’s experiences—how Adah felt resigned to the life her culture has positioned her in but she continues to take radical steps to change those circumstances with her using literature as a way to empower herself and recenter her voice. She battles for autonomy while still falling victim to the men in her life’s controlling nature which gave a lot of the novel the feeling of one step forward and two steps back. The ending is ambiguous but perhaps that is the point; there is no happy or fairytale ending for Black Igbo women living abroad, but rather making do with what we have in hopes of gaining upward mobility and freedom from patriarchal oppression (both in our native culture and in the new, Western worlds we occupy) in whatever way we can.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This story, especially being based on Emecheta’s real experience moving to London, is both devastating and incredibly heartwarming, for the way she is treated, the way she suffers, and the colossal brilliance of her determination. Emecheta, through prose full of charisma and character, highlights the nuances and intersections between Adah’s position as a wife and mother, her upbringing in Nigeria and the stark cultural differences in England, her treatment as a black woman in London, all of which contribute to this second class status. It does not end happily, yet not sadly for you know her so well, and really believe that she can succeed, if anything for having seen how much she deserves to. As an account of her and many women’s experience it is honest, illuminating and affecting.
Then the thought struck her that she could be killed and the world would think it was an accident. Just a husband and wife fighting. She still hit back occasionally when she knew she was near the door or out of danger, but she gave into his demands for the sake of peace. They were like the demands of a wicked child who enjoys torturing a live animal given to him as a pet.
Then the thought struck her that she could be killed and the world would think it was an accident. Just a husband and wife fighting. She still hit back occasionally when she knew she was near the door or out of danger, but she gave into his demands for the sake of peace. They were like the demands of a wicked child who enjoys torturing a live animal given to him as a pet.
slow-paced
dark
emotional
inspiring
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:
Complicated