Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4 reviews

sarahaf712's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Bullying, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Torture

ekatayama's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility

erenreads12's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Anything by this author is an immediate win for me. Purple Hibiscus is intimate, beautiful and horrifying in a number of ways. I fell in love with the abused, anxious Kambili and vied for her to grow and become free of the torture she experiences - and just as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie can easily write characters you adore, she can write complex characters you can't help but despise. Unlike Half of a Yellow Sun I didn't see the plot twist coming at all, and it gave me a visceral physical reaction to read. But despite the terrible occurrences of this book, it is incredibly hopeful and relieving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief and Murder

doorframe_n's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry