Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
I found it a real problem that there is no glossary for the Nigerian words and phrases that are used throughout the novel.
In addition the book was so reminiscent of the ‘tyrannical father’ novels by Rosa Guy, Joan Riley, Toni Morrison & Alice Walker that I wondered why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had bothered to write it. What did she add to the genre?
On the plus side it did make me curious about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's earlier novel 'Half a Yellow Sun', which I had started but abandoned.
I've gone back to 'Half a Yellow Sun' and am now on chapter 5 - much further than I got 1st time round. I am much more intrigued by these characters and I'm intensely curious about how things will pan out. I also enjoy the incidental revelations about Nigeria's history.
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