Chimamanda and her abrupt endings will be the death of me. She ends her work so suddenly that you never expect it.
Adichie's Purple Hibiscus explores religion and what people can do to themselves because of it. (You will see that I have not said "what it does to people" as it is people that bring it onto themselves). It focuses on a father's love for Christianity and hate for all things sinful. Yet, it is told from the daughter's point of view and how it all affects her life.
This book has a trigger warning on abuse and shows the lengths a father would take to keep his family religious and away from 'heathens' and sin.
I do not fault Chimamanda, as I have said before that she is skilled in the writing of women's misfortune and Purple Hibiscus does not fail to fit in that image.
It somewhat has a happy ending, as happy as misfortunes can get, I believe. It has a shaky start, as it didn't grab my attention all too well, but the middle held me and didn't let me go until I finished the book
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐
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