Purple Hibiscus
In this post I will be reviewing Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and I chose to review this book because I recently finished it and I love Adichie's novels.
This novel takes place in the same country as the beginning of Adichie's other novel Americanah, Nigeria.
Kambili is a fifteen year old girl who lives with a strict Christian father who kept her away from the world her entire life. Her father is abusive at home but very generous and polite among others and she always seeks to please him.
When there is a military coup, she and her brother are sent to go and live with her Aunt and her kids in their home filled with laughter.
This is where Kambili is introduced to a whole lot of things she never knew or experienced before and she is able to find her voice.
I used about 3 days in total to finish this. It was very engaging and hard to put down.
This book touches on topics such a domestic abuse and corruption which makes it kind of tough to read. My heart went out to Kambili, Jaja and their very quiet mother.
I felt the urge to yell at Kambili that she did not need her father's approval even though she obviously wouldn't have heard. As I was reading I prayed Kambili's father would get the justice he deserved.
However, There are very humorous moments and as the storyline progresses, moments where Kambili turned defiant and spoke up which I loved to see. Seeing her become extroverted really made me happy. I truly did not expect what happened at the end of the book.
Though there are heart wrenching moments, I recommend that everyone should read this book.
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