Ellah Sara Thomas

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie....Saraellah's Review For starters this book took me on a whole race of an emotional roller coaster ride.I remember laughing out loud in the bus on my way to work with Aunty Ifeoma's jokes with her family.Then again crying with Kambili and Jaja's ordeals i literally felt Kambili's pain.Being an African the storyline was nostalgic. A lot of issues that were put across were relatable, the book managed to struck quite profound issues of power, health, wealth, domestic abuse, leadership, authority, different family backgrounds, propaganda, poverty. I love me an unexpected turn of events on any storyline i mean i didnt see it coming the poisoning of Kambili and Jaja's father. Im still wondering what became of Jaja though. Growing up with a mindset of WestAfrica and Southern Africa not having much in common was obliterated by this read.Going deeper into some parts of Nigeria like Nsuka and all left my imagination into a deep sense of wanting to visit Nigeria some day. The book invoked feelings of how as Africans despite where you from North,East,West or South we face a whole lot similar dilemmas and a general African living was so relatable. I was thoroughly impressed needlessly to say Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the greatest storyteller alive. The book will definitely be going on my top 10 greatest African literature.