Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

69 reviews

sunflower_bea's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Domestic abuse

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

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Racism

devoeas's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Violence

bey_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Violence, and Death of parent

tajarvis's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

wntrsaintt's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

5.0

As someone who was raised in an Igbo and Christian family, as well as being LGBT and this facing (not as strongly as in this book) extensive

religious bigotry

as a result, i related to this book alot. The main character's coming of age is beautiful, and Adichie excellently weaves in several messages within the book, without it feeling forced or unnatural. I really do think this book is beautiful and uniquely realistic. If there was an "issue" I had, it would have been the end of the story wrapped up oddly fast considering the rest of the pace of the book, but I don't view that as a real problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Police brutality

lexarobinson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

This book took a while for me to get into, but once I'd done so, I did enjoy it. Adichie's challenge of moral authority following colonialism is definitely interesting, and Kambili is a very likable protagonist whose pain reflects very well onto the reader; you suffer alongside her. Adichie presents both sides of the colonialist argument, and although the novel falls onto an anti-colonial stance (as it should), she humanises the colonisers in a way that renders their abuse even more agonising. I wouldn't rush to read it again, but it wasn't a waste of my time in the slightest. That being said: Adichie, please rethink your TERF values.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Violence

bambidew's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Murder

catladyreads's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy