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- ส่วนใหญ่ในนิยายที่เคยอ่าน พ่อที่เคร่งศาสนาในครอบครัวมักจะนับถือศาสนาอิสลาม แต่ในเรื่องนี้คือคริสต์ศาสนิกชน แถมยังเป็นเจ้าของสนพ. ที่ต่อต้านรัฐบาลฉ้อโกง รัฐประหาร และสนับสนุนให้นักเขียนเขียนวิพากษ์รัฐฯ ซึ่งสองสิ่งดูไม่น่ารวมอยู่ในคนคนเดียวกันได้ เหมือนกับที่เราประหลาดใจว่าทำไมคนในกลุ่มเพื่อนเรา (ที่ชอบกิจกรรมอย่างหนึ่งเหมือนกัน) หลายคนมีแนวคิดทางการเมืองไปในทางเดียวกันหมด (หรืออาจจะไม่หมด เพียงแต่เราไม่ได้อยู่ในกลุ่มนั้น)
- แต่พอมานั่งนึกดู ศาสนาพุทธกับประเทศไทยมันถูกยึดโยงไปในอีกแบบมากกว่า เพร ...more
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I drank this book in several gulps without stopping.
My favorite of hers so far, of the 3 I've read.
She really captured the feeling of oppression and how money isn't everything. The pastoral scenes were relatable - gmelina trees, snacking on yams in oil, outhouses, etc.. ...more
My favorite of hers so far, of the 3 I've read.
She really captured the feeling of oppression and how money isn't everything. The pastoral scenes were relatable - gmelina trees, snacking on yams in oil, outhouses, etc.. ...more

I really enjoyed reading this and was thoroughly pulled into the characters, the story, the setting. I liked the insights into Nigerian city life and the visit to the village setting. The obsessively Christian household routine was intriguing, and the domestic abuse delicately handled.
Format: I read the UK paperback which has a stiff spine and rough paper. I had to fold the cover back brutally so that the book would lie flat. The cover design is not what is pictured here; a boring soft-focus ph ...more
Format: I read the UK paperback which has a stiff spine and rough paper. I had to fold the cover back brutally so that the book would lie flat. The cover design is not what is pictured here; a boring soft-focus ph ...more

I have been wanting to read this book for a long time. Adichie is an amazing writer and I'm so glad to finally read one of her books. Purple Hibiscus would be great paired beside Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Kambili is a 15 year old Nigerian who has a fanatical Catholic father who is rich. Her private life is coming apart at the seams while publicly her father is a hero to many and generous to all but his own family.
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This was incredible - it might be my favorite of hers, although now I want to go back and reread Americanah since I listened to it on audiobook the first time. It was so sad and powerful, although the dramatic ending didn't quite fit for me. I wanted more to integrate it and understand how it came to that from the mothers perspective or with more intimacy between the protagonist and her mother. Still, so moving and powerful.
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