purple hibiscus a novel by chimamanda ngozi adichie

What other book might you compare Purple Hibiscus to and why? A story of parallels of religion, hypocrisy and love, poverty and abundance, a brief history lesson on Nigeria's political culture. Unlike a father lacking creativity of influencing his children to do better, it was refreshing to see a woman headed home thriving in difficult conditions, whilst she filled her home with love, she made her children raise the bar not out of fear but because the knew they have it within them to rise above, she natured their varying talents and promoted self expression though with limited resources.

I found it hard to get going in the first chapters, but the story eventually grabbed me and at some point brought me to tears. I listened to it on a cross-country road trip, so, yes. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? There were definitely times when her South African accent came through or when her pronunciation of certain Igbo words were a bit off, but it won't be noticeable to most listeners. Great job!ĭid Lisette Lecat do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

The story does an excellent job of telling a story, the foundations of which could be found in any culture, and making it a distinctly African story. It's refreshing to hear names and places that are historically accurate, and not generic. I'm from Tanzania, but Adichie makes me feel like I now know Nsukka and Enugu, though I've never been. I love the fact that Igboland plays a prominent role in Adichie's stories. I liked Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun much better, but this book, once you get into it, is really good. Where does Purple Hibiscus rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Purple hibiscus a novel by chimamanda ngozi adichie