Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Hello everyone ;) I'm back again with another review. I've received this book from my ex-roommate and now friend that I've met during my European Volunteering Service experience in Slovenia. 

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The book I'll talk about today is The Purple Hibiscus by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 

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The book was quite tough to read, and not because of the language, since, even if it was written in French, it was quite easy to understand, except, of course, for the Nigerian words, which thankfully there was a "small dictionary" for them at the end, which I found helpful. 

The book is set in a postcolonial Nigeria and it revolves around the main character Kambili, of 15 years old, at least for most of the book, the last part will be "the present time" when she's young adult. She's part of a wealthy family, where the Catholic-leading figure is played by the father, Eugene, an abusive man against both the wife and their kids, Kambili and Jaja. 

The story is told through her eyes and will be full of events, all revolving on faith and violence.

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I must admit that I liked the book, but it wasn't my all time favourites I've read this year so far. I've found some parts a bit boring, especially the beginning parts. The ones with violence were a bit disturbing and I had to stop few times, especially on the miscarriage one. 

But anyways it was an enjoyable book that had a sort of happy ending that I wasn't expecting at all, so it managed to surprise me for good. 

I'm planning to read other books from her, so this one was a total yes that made me discover an amazing writer of our modern times :)