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“Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes,”

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

December 22, 2021 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

Purple Hibiscus is a coming-of-age story and Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s debut novel. It is the story of fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja who lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. In some ways they are completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, it is revealed rather quickly that things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home—a home that is silent and suffocating. As the country begins […]

3/4 of a Good Book (Belated Bingo – Yellow)

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

November 15, 2020 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

This book was a journey for me, a loooong road from start to finish. A friend sent it to me in the mail, having not finished it, but thinking I would like to read it. Her disclaimer was that she was reading it while pregnant and due to something that happened to a pregnant woman wasn’t able to read on. I mean, a book about a civil war is going to be a tough read for anyone, but certainly for an expectant mother possibly a […]

The world was silent when we died

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

July 25, 2020 by Merryn Leave a Comment

Biafra lived less than three full years, from May 1967 to June 1970. Its national symbol, half of a yellow sun, shining from the flag, gleaming on the arms of soldiers, hanging on a string around the neck of proud citizens. Today, for those who have heard of Biafra, the image most likely to come to mind is a starving child. Our story starts in the early 60s, Nigeria newly independent from Britain, ethnic fault lines papered over by a map wilfully ignorant of cultural, […]

Feminism is the New F Word

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

May 17, 2019 by Classic 7 Comments

Wow. What a good time for me to read this. Because right now in our country we are doing the most to “other” women. That somehow women are less than at all times. There are more women in the world, yet how many women are CEOs of fortune 500 countries? How many women are current leaders in government? How many women have become President of these United States? You would think at times that the U.S. for being that shining light in the darkness would […]

The truth has become an insult.

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie

February 6, 2019 by vel veeter 1 Comment

Chimamanda Adichie reminds me a lot of Arundhati Roy in the sense that while she’s obviously and very clearly a talented novelist, she’s also a political activist and political writer. This creates a tension in me as a fan, because I worry this might lead her to stop writing fiction, but also realize that that’s selfish, if her activism is more meaningful and more efficacious in terms of bringing help to those who need it. So for that reason, I think I have been putting […]

Is her blog real? I wish it was real

May 16, 2018 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

I just really dug this book, y’all. It’s a long read for sure, and I was stoked to be along for the ride. The story is expertly told and I hung on for every word. Also, I really really wish that Ifemelu’s blog, “Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black” was real because I would read the shit out of it. Is it real? Has someone made it real? I’m just assuming no but I also haven’t […]

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