Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

55 reviews

holly_5's review against another edition

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: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, War, and Misogyny

sp00ky_n3rd's review against another edition

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: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Death of parent, and Racism

verysillygoose's review against another edition

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 of parent and Death

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, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

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

kaneebli's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lanid's review against another edition

emotional

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Racism and Police brutality

nadia's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

My first Adichie novel, and her first! A very good, tough read. I liked the writing here. It's straightforward and simple, in the best way, while effectively relaying super heavy, emotional content. 

I think I was expecting a little something more from it. What exactly I can't put my finger on! Maybe the scenarios felt a little repetitive at times, but then again, given the subject matter...that's how those things sadly go! Ultimately, the key relationships in the book are not scenarios that I typically enjoy reading about.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

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

larissakoedood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage