Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

14 reviews

erin99's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Ik vond dit een goed boek. Ik had er iets anders van verwacht maar ben aangenaam verrast. Het trage tempo gaf me het gevoel dat ik daar was onder de warme zon wanneer alles zo sloom wordt. Ik hou van boeken die me compleet doen meevoelen met de personages. Het verlangen van Kambili naar de pastoor kwam echt binnen. Die moeilijke mengeling van verdriet, woede en liefde voor een ouder die ‘abusive’ is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood and Death

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

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Content Warnings

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, and Miscarriage

alec_may's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Infertility, Pregnancy, Classism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

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

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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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Colonisation

_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, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

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: Death, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Animal death, Medical content, Blood, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Bullying

minisaucisse's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

sarahaf712's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Bullying, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Torture