
Purple Hibiscus
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Lisette Lecat
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a 2003 O Henry Prize winner, and was shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing and the 2004 Orange Prize. In Purple Hibiscus, she recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. Although her father is greatly respected within their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly strict and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother, Jaja, are often punished for failing to meet their father’s expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family. But a military coup brings new tension to Nigeria and her home, and Kambili wonders if her dreams will ever be fulfilled. Adichie’s striking and poetic language reveals a land and a family full of strife, but fighting to survive. A rich narration by South African native Lisette Lecat perfectly complements this inspiring tale.
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such wonderful writing
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Purple Hibiscus
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Disturbing coming of age story
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Heart touching
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Beautifully writtern
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Solid Story, gets better near the middle.
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A MUST READ!!
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Great story, narrator not so good.
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The narrator was a very poor choice for this story. Not only does she swallow audibly throughout the entire book, which is very distracting and somewhat disgusting, but she voices all the males in the story with exactly the same intonation, so that the domineering and threatening father sounds exactly the same as the kindly brother, cousin, and priest. Also, I must say, why would Recorded Books choose a white narrator for goodness sake! She does a good job with the accents, but it's so clear that she's white, it's laughable, particularly since several of the characters in the novel make obvious points about wanting to reject the Britishness of Nigeria's history, yet here's this very British-sounding narrator telling the story. I know she's really South African, but she sounds like an upper-class Brit. Weird choice for narrator, and one I'll never comprehend. The good news is that the story is so powerful, it could not be diminished by this poor narrator.
Deep, fascinating, beautifully written
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Excellent story
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