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75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Laytonwoman3rd Reads the Year Away 2009 (Thread 3)		100	Milda-TX, Yesterday 11:47am
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999 Challenge : bfertig digs a hole at the top of Mt. TBR		56	bfertig, Tuesday 1:47pm
What Are You Reading Now? : Abandoned Books redux (Life is short. Don't read crap.)		232	sanja, November 4
Alphabet Challenges : dreamlikecheese needs to reduce her TBR pile ABC-style		17	clfisha, November 4
Reading Globally : akeela reads around the world		74	akeela, November 3
Dewey Decimal Challenge : bfertig joins the crowd		49	lorax, October 29
All Books Africa : African Fiction		21	afroreader, October 23
Reading Globally : Sanddancer's List		38	sanddancer, October 8
All Books Africa : let's liven this group up!		4	jameskilgore, October 6
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary keeps reading in 2009 - pt 3		219	sjmccreary, October 4
Mini-Challenge: 6 Degrees of Separation : Welcome!		42	NeverStopTrying, September 25
50 Book Challenge : BrainFlakes for 2009, Part Deux		218	saraslibrary, September 21
Reading Globally : Aruba Around the World		19	arubabookwoman, September 15
50 Book Challenge : 50 in 09 won't be mine!		4	bfertig, September 13
Reading Globally : Group Read - February, 2009 - Africa - Discussion Thread		160	SqueakyChu, September 11
25 Books in 2009 : bfertig the turtle joins		4	bfertig, September 8
Reading Globally : Charbutton's African summer		98	bfertig, August 31
BookMooching : Book Mooching: A Book Search Among Friends - July 2009		92	janmpb, August 29
BookMooching : Ranting/Complaining about Mooches, chapter 5!!		209	macsbrains, August 23
Book Nudgers : An Orange July Nudge Please		21	Minthe, August 21
BookCrossing Australia! : Group reading log: July 2009		123	Miss-Owl, August 21
List Five Books Parlour Game : All the Colours of the Rainbow...		28	chinquapin, August 13
Girlybooks : "Women's Book" Reading for July 2009		104	wookiebender, August 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of July 18, 2009?		274	morriss003, July 31
Girlybooks : ORANGE JULY 2009		171	mrstreme, July 30
Reading Globally : Samantha's world travel by books		14	Samantha_kathy, July 27
Club Read 2009 : charbutton's 2009 reading		177	charbutton, July 10
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now - June 2009		100	cmt, July 1
999 Challenge : merry10's 999 challenge		51	merry10, June 23
The Prizes : The Orange Prize 2009		45	Cariola, June 22
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 25 April 2009		212	Breez, May 28
What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home, April 2009 #2		160	elliepotten, May 12
Algonquin Readers Round Table : Ask Algonquin		5	avaland, May 5
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : I suppose I am a bit behind already...		13	suslyn, April 25
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 28 March 2009		190	SupaMaori, April 21
What Are You Reading Now? : : What You Are Reading the Week of 11 April 2009		196	FicusFan, April 18
BookMooching : A Book Search Among Friends, chapter 2		190	aqualectrix, April 13
What Are You Reading Now? : Favorite 5 Fiction Reads of 2008		109	pm11, March 2
Reading Globally : Nancy's Slow Journey Around the World		12	nancyewhite, February 25
Reading Globally : Group Read - February, 2009 - Africa		36	avaland, February 22
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : fantasia655's 2009 reads		213	jade605, February 10
Girlybooks : YOUR BEST GIRLYBOOKS OF 2008		26	lkernagh, January 19
50 Book Challenge : PurpleElephant's 2008 challenge.		67	purpleelephant, January 8
50 Book Challenge : amandameale 2008: 55 books		258	lindsacl, January 1
Lectures des francophones : Quelques livres pour la liste des 50 livres francophone		14	coriala, December 2008
50 Book Challenge : cabegley's 2008 challenge		105	mrstreme, December 2008
Reading Globally : Future Theme Reads		217	SqueakyChu, December 2008
888 Challenge : Nancy's 888		85	nancyewhite, December 2008
Book Nudgers : Theaelizabet's 11/17 Nudge		37	dylanwolf, November 2008
888 Challenge : Iphigenie's 888		12	billiejean, November 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list?		355	stevetempo, November 2008
Reading Globally : Group read - July - Nigeria		36	avaland, October 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the Week of 20 September 2008		216	mckait, October 2008
Poisonwood Bible: Fall 2008 Reading Group : The Poisonwood Bible-Literary Relatives		9	TheTortoise, October 2008
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? Sept 2008		114	CD1am, September 2008
Reading Globally : African literature		154	akeela, September 2008
Girlybooks : Orange Summer - Beyond July		22	judylou, September 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 2 August 2008		215	collyer, August 2008
50 Book Challenge : inference's fifty books		1	inferences, August 2008
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? July 2008		107	rebeccanyc, August 2008
Intl Women Writers Book Discussion : 2006-07 Books Discussed		1	schwarme, July 2008
Girlybooks : Half of a Yellow Sun		9	Nickelini, July 2008
Early Reviewers : The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur		224	Donura1, July 2008
Book talk : Need suggestions on abuse books		11	detailmuse, July 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books first quarter of 2008		119	rachbxl, July 2008
Girlybooks : The Future of Theme Reads . . .comments requested.		62	avaland, June 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: May. 2008		147	annatapl, June 2008
Girlybooks : A Dozen Years of Nominees		84	avisannschild, June 2008
List Five Books Parlour Game : A coat of many colours		24	lakingston, May 2008
Dormant: Readers Without Borders : Welcome!		22	Pandababy, April 2008
Dormant: Reading Globally : Describe your reading year		27	almigwin, March 2008
Dormant: Reading Globally : FionaCat Around the World		2	FionaCat, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 March 2008		180	karogers, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 23 February 2008		176	LeadTrac, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game II		211	dreamlikecheese, February 2008
Dormant: Books By Us : Your 5 Favorite Books For 2007		6	Nzingha, January 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - September 2007		147	thioviolight, October 2007
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Kell's Progress...		77	Kell_Smurthwaite, October 2007
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Poodlerat's 100 Book Challenge		10	Poodlerat, September 2007
Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Know? July 2007		123	cestovatela, July 2007
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 June 2007		141	jeniferbal, July 2007
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What book came into your home today? - June 2007		116	Kell_Smurthwaite, July 2007
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Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : mydomino1978 50 book Challenge May Books		7	mydomino1978, June 2007
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... probably not!). The Thing Around your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ***** I want to immediately go out and pick up Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun now! I am not usually a fan of short story collections, I find it hard to get in to the stories or the characters in so few pages. ...

OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.

... Imagine This by Sade Adeniran Another story of the difficulties of growing up in Nigeria, with some similarities with Purple Hibiscus. This book is about a young girl of Nigerian parentage, who was born in England, but returns to Nigeria aged 9. She struggles with village life and a ...

#205 I'd never have considered Purple Hibiscus if I hadn't experienced Adichie's writing first. I'll definitely seek it out - but not too soon as I don't want to risk them becoming muddled together in my mind. It looks like they both take place in several of the same locations. As I was ...

I'm glad you loved one of my favorite books of 2007. I also enjoyed Purple Hibiscus by Adichie. On a side note, I'm planning to go to the Literary Festival at Hammons Field this week end to hear Daniel Woodrell speak. I'll post over on the Missouri Group thread if he says anything earthshaking.

... for lunchtime and commuting reading. Oh and yes, I have copied down quite a few of the included recipes to try! 153. Purple Hibiscus a wonderfully written story about the effects a religious fanatic actions have on his family told from his fifteen year old daughter's perspective.

... Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin N - Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton O - Only Half Of Me by Rageh Omaar P - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Q - The Quest For The Holy Grail R - The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis S - The Siege of Krishnapur by J G Farrell T - ...

... To Kill a Mockingbird (audio book) by Harper Lee read by Sissy Spacek 45. Chasing the Bear by Robert B. Parker 44. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 43. The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer 42. The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro 41. I Shall Not Want by Juli ...

... broad: fiction/non-fiction, from/about each country, no time limit. 1. The no.1 ladies detective agency: Bostwana 2. Purple hibiscus: Nigeria 3. What is the what: Sudan 4. We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Rwanda 5. A long way gone: Sierra Le ...

... owded 15. the honest broker: making sense of science in policy and politics 16. the no.1 ladies detective agency 17. purple hibiscus 18. what is the what 19. the dot and the line 20. kafka on the shore 21. Narrative of the life of frederick douglas 22. the story of chicago ...

... of the world in six glasses 27. The good doctors Fiction 16. the no.1 ladies detective agency 17. purple hibiscus 18. what is the what 19. the dot and the line 20. kafka on the shore 28. The prophet Audiobook 21. Narrative of the life of ...

... be a pest)? I did post in the looking for books thread, but I'll post the title here too: The book this is all about is Purple Hibiscus: A Novel

... and now since I am not sure if the person I mooched from is ever going to answer my e-mails I am looking for a copy of Purple Hibiscus: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I do hope someone can help me out! I am still working on finding Communication Mosaics: An Introduction to ...

... titles for July! I am currently reading and enjoying Bel Canto. I am also going to keep watch for Small Island and Purple Hibiscus. I also want to read her other work Half of a Yellow Sun. Did you read that one? Thanks for recommending Eucalyptus. I have it now, and will start ...

... Tiffany 55.The Lost Dog by Michelle de Krester 56.Small Island by Andrea Levy 57.The Colour by Rose Tremain 58.Purple Hibiscus by Chimamada Ngozi Adichie 59.Bel Canto by Anne Patchett 60.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Another amazing month of reading. I was reading ...

... Island was a wonderful book and the best read of the month. Bel Canto was also very good a very unusual story. Purple Hibiscus I couldnt put it down, my 3rd favourite. The Colour was well written an engaging story but the author does not really know NZ and the book fell down for ...

Miranda_Paige, Purple Hibiscus has been on my Mt TBR for so long. I shall read it, but I have no idea when. Too many books, so little time. KimB, SqueakyChu: I'm about 80 pages into The Yiddish Policeman's Union and apart from some initial difficulty with it not being what I was ...

... it! Mistress of the Art of Death I did feel a bit luke warm about it. A reasonable story, not a great story. Read Purple Hibiscus and couldn't put it down 'till I'd finished. Now reading Bel Canto, so far so good.

Finished Purple Hibiscus I really couldn't put it down. Couldn't pick the ending and the domestic violence was suitably horrible. There are worst things then poverty. An excellent read. Getting back to the winners discussion, I've got 8 still to read! Of the five read, I've listed them in ...

... reading, read or are on my wishlist :-) That's all a bit less then 6 degrees of seperation, methinks. I'm reading Purple Hibiscus at the moment and can hardly put it down but I'm not sure if I want that to be my first one in this challenge- I'm enjoying the book but there is too much ...

... prev. ed) ticked off. I think a bookring or 2 might turn up next week, so I think I'll try to read something short like Purple Hibiscus, continuing with the Orange Prize list reading.

... "A Cockatoo". Could this English writer have got the two countries colloquialisms confused?! I think I'll read either Purple Hibiscus or Bel Canto next, decisions, decisions.....

... and Small Island by Andrea Levy. (And I ditched The Vintner's Luck after 50 pages.) I'm hoping to get to either Purple Hibiscus or Half a Yellow Sun and The Idea of Perfection and The Household Guide to Dying are also at the top of Mt TBR. It's my first Orange July, I got a ...

... own pet theory, doesn't seem to be making much headway. The novella is a good blend of humor and sweetness. Book 117 is Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I've been meaning to read it for awhile, and it's an Orange book (I can't remember if it was short-list or long-list), so I ...

... Baingana 36. Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison 37. God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousmane *38. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *39. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 40. If this be Treason: translation and its dyscontents, a memoir by ...

Updated Nudges - I think I have everyones. Small Island 4 an' a bit The Colour 5 Purple Hibiscus 4 White Teeth 4 Bel Canto 3 -1/2 The Hundred Secret Senses 2- 1/2 Brick Lane 2 Gilgamesh 2 The Stone Diaries 1 The Accidental 1 Inheritance of Loss 1/2 Everyman's Rul ...

I like that Purple Hibiscus feels less polished. I have The Thing Around Your Neck on my shelf too!

... Bible. It took me no time at all to get into it. I'm enjoying it so much that I took a look at her other book - Purple Hibiscus - at the bookstore last night. The only reason I didn't buy that one was because their only copy had a bent corner on the cover. I'm not really a fan of a ...

Was Purple Hibiscus not wonderful? I was really impressed with this young lady's writing. I think she has a great future ahead of her. I checked Half a Yellow Sun out at the library but then developed that vertigo and so....sadly it went back without being read. (dog-gone it) Anyway, I am ...

44. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Lovely prose, heart-breaking story, lots to think about. There are so many excellent reviews of the book on LT already that I will just contribute a few thoughts. It took me a while to get involved in the story; initially the 15-year- ...

I read -- and loved -- Half of a Yellow Sun and I have Purple Hibiscus, but haven't gotten to it yet. I'm also looking forward to starting The Thing Around Your Neck soon.

... I read Half of a Yellow Sun first and thought it was an amazing book, especially for a young writer, so when I later read Purple Hibiscus I enjoyed it but was very aware of how much her writing advanced afterward. I thought Purple Hibiscus was beautifully told, but I admired her ability to ...

>156 Purple Hibiscus is definitely my favourite of the two.

>154 I'm glad you enjoyed Purple Hibiscus; I still can't decide (2 years on) but I think perhaps I liked it even more than Half of a Yellow Sun, just because it seemed more personal - a beautifully told story about Kambili, rather than A Big Novel About History, if you see what I mean. >155 T ...

Lots of wonderful reads! I'll add another nudge for Purple Hibiscus.

Another nudge for Purple Hibiscus.

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Purple Hibiscus is the story of a Nigerian family slowly falling apart alongside the political disintegration of their country. The narrator is Kambili, ...

BOOK: 38: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Purple Hibiscus is the story of a Nigerian family slowly falling apart alongside the political disintegration of their country. The narrator is ...

My Orange July is already over! I started Purple Hibiscus yesterday afternoon, was reading it until 2am and then finished it when I woke up at 9. Perhaps I should have paced myself, but it was so good I just couldn't put it down.

... they get it very right.) Top on my list to read this month are: Gilgamesh: A Novel, What I Loved, Fugitive Pieces, Purple Hibiscus, Half a Yellow Sun, The Idea of Perfection, Brick Lane, The Vintner's Luck... Although it's not perfect: The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith ...

... about A Feast in a Mirror. Iran has always fascinated me but I haven't yet read any fiction from there. I've started Purple Hibiscus as part of the Orange July reading and my Africa reading. I'm absolutely loving it. I started it this afternoon and have a feeling that I'll be staying up ...

... is so popular - I didn't enjoy it at all. The Blue Flower is also on my personal 'most disliked' list. I'll be reading Purple Hibiscus as it fits nicely with my summer of African reading.

I'll nudge Purple Hibiscus, KimB! I really enjoyed it. Adichie's writing definitely matured in her next book (Half of a Yellow Sun), but PH was quite moving. I liked Small Island, Bel Canto, and The Stone Diaries, too. Read Brick Lane and White Teeth several years back and ...

... 4 an' a bit The Colour 4 White Teeth 4 Bel Canto 3 -1/2 The Hundred Secret Senses 2- 1/2 Brick Lane 2 Purple Hibiscus 1 The Stone Diaries 1 Gilgamesh 1 The Accidental 1 Inheritance of Loss 1/2 Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living 1/2 for interest Gilead ...

... very much, my nudge goes to both of those. We've got a few matching TBR books for Orange July, and I was hoping to read Purple Hibiscus, Brick Lane and Gilgamesh (plus some others, Everyman's Rules looks mighty interesting too, but the others have been languishing on Mt TBR for longer). ...

Hi, Kim--I've read Small Island, Purple Hibiscus, Brick Lane, White Teeth, The Inheritance of Loss, Bel Canto, The Colour, and The Stone Diaries from your list. Honestly, I liked all of them very much (including The Inheritance of Loss, although I've heard more people who feel as Ji ...

... tures Fall on your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald 1997 long-list The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan 1996 short-list Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2004 short-list Brick Lane by Monica Ali 2004 short-list White Teeth by Zadie Smith 2000 short-list The Inheritance of Lo ...

>>>208 For what it is worth, I preferred Purple Hibiscus to Half of a Yellow Sun.

... to pretend I loved it but in my heart I just thought it was an okay read, not incredible or life changing. Now he's lent me Purple Hibiscus because I enjoyed the other. Oh what a tangled web I weave when I fake enjoyment of a book.

... here! I will probably read several of these for my challenge. I've also read and recommend Wizard of the Crow and Purple Hibiscus. Also, What is the What by Dave Eggers is a beautiful, horrifying, poignant, and even humorous biographical account/ novelization of a Darfuri refugee ...

I just finished Purple Hibiscus, which I enjoyed, and thought I'd be able to knock off an African Literature section. I was surprised to find that according to LT, the call number was 823, English literature. Hmm. A story set in Nigeria by a Nigerian writer counts as English literature? I don't ...

... try to get to a few of them in July: Half of a Yellow Sun Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living Oryx and Crake Purple Hibiscus Unless The Idea of Perfection Fugitive Pieces What I Loved Brick Lane Gilgamesh The Vintner's Luck The Idea of Perfection will be ...

... Bel Canto - 2002 Winner. Short-listed The Inheritance of Loss 2007 Everymans Rules for Scientific Living 2006 Purple Hibiscus 2004 White Teeth 2000 The Hundred Secret Senses 1996 long-listed Girl in the Blue Dress 2009 - Bookring -I might start this one this month. S ...

avatiakh, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a name that comes up on LT over and over. I did pick up a copy of Purple Hibiscus last week so now I have one of her books on my shelves. Now I need to find time to get to it.

... watching from above ;) I'm in Nigeria now, trying to understand a complex daughter-father relationship symbolized by Purple Hibiscus.

... at Auckland Writers and Readers Festival this weekend where I was volunteering. I haven't read any of her books but bought Purple Hibiscus, The Thing around your neck was available. She read an excerpt from the book, and it was quite a powerful reading of The thing round your neck story which ...

... on my "must buy" list. It's not yet available in the US, right? Half of a Yellow Sun was great, and I haven't read Purple Hibiscus yet.

My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.

... to read his book. I also have several other books on my TBR shelves, The power of one and half of a yellow sun, and purple hibiscus which I am looking forward to. So: your turn! What have you read, what's good, what are you looking forward to? Perhaps these can be broken into various ...

Here's my list for April: Tandia by Bryce Courtenay Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Jessica by Bryce Courtenay Out of India by Jamila Gavin Der Tod des Vergil by Hermann Broch My Fifteen Minutes by Sybil Jason The God of Small ...

#177 I liked Half of a Yellow Sun too, but totally agree that it's less easygoing and generally not as good as Purple Hibiscus, which was in my top 5 of 2008.

... interest in the subject matter. I lent my book to a few people and no one cared for it but me! I am told her first novel Purple Hibiscus is a little bit easier/lighter ... I am almost done with Candy Freak by Steve Almond (non fiction), which is hilarious and suprisingly interesting. I ...

... lie, Watcha readin' since The Boys in the Trees? After my humbling "gotta put it down" of Crime and Punishment, I read Purple Hibiscus which was wonderful. It also had violence but of a different nature and one in which I am very well versed. But by then I was in such need of a soul ...

Algonquin published Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus, Anita Rau Badami's first The Hero's Walk and Laila Lalami's first Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, three excellent, excellent first books by women authors who were not born in the West and whose tales open another ...

... it aside. I will return it to the library and hopefully one day I will be healthy enough to read it. I picked up instead, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I saw recommended on LT and it is a wonderful read. There is violence of a nature in it as well but not the soul-killin ...

... it aside. I will return it to the library and hopefully one day I will be healthy enough to read it. I picked up instead, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I saw recommended on LT and it is a wonderful read. There is violence of a nature in it as well but not the soul-killi ...

... in the novel to sustain it for that many pages. And I didn't feel as passionate towards the characters as I did to those in Purple Hibiscus. That said, it was a well-written book about an interesting, though very sad and shocking, event in African history.

... in the novel to sustain it for that many pages. And I didn't feel as passionate towards the characters as I did to those in Purple Hibiscus. That said, it was a well-written book about an interesting, though very sad, event in African history.

I'm a big Jim the Boy fan too. I also loved Half a Yellow Sun and have Purple Hibiscus in the TBR pile, so will read that soon. I just finished A Son Called Gabriel which was pretty good, in parts, excellent. But it really needed to be edited down some. He goes on and on and on about ...

... goes away, comes back .... nice build up. Again violence on children as one of the central themes, scary. (see my review of Purple Hibiscus). This one will fit in 2 categories : debut novels and runners up in prize contests.

... politics too difficult. I'm glad you enjoyed it, though enjoy is probably not the right word here. If you haven't read Purple Hibiscus by her I would recommend that. It was one of my favourites last year. A much gentler story, with the same great writing.

>26 - oh yes, I'd highly recommend you bump! I read that last year and Purple Hibiscus this year, both stunning books.

A short story collection has just come out in the UK - The Thing Around Your Neck. I wasn't quite as wild about Purple Hibiscus as some, but my mum, who spent a year teaching in Nigeria after she left university, loved it and the second book too.

... Kill a Mockingbird (audio book) by Harper Lee read by Sissy Spacek 45. Chasing the Bear by Robert B. Parker 44. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 43. The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer 42. The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro 41. I Shall Not Want by J ...

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1400076943.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> 27. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Wonderful book; the story of Kambili, a 15 year old girl oppressed by her father and his strict interpretation of Cathol ...

... a couple of chapters in, but there's much more science-ese than I expected so far from the description. My main read is Purple Hibiscus; I haven't made much progress on it since yesterday.

I finished the marvelous The Help (no t/s; link in #98 above) this morning and have just begun Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

I just left 1960s Jackson Mississippi in The Help (no t/s) and am about to travel to Nigera with Purple Hibiscus.

I think I'm going to crack open Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. That or The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald. Either way, it will be a colorful read, along the blue/red spectrum!

... idea, char! I've checked my library and discovered how little African fiction I've read. I see you've already tagged Purple Hibiscus for your summer travels. Good choice. And it looks like you've already read Half of a Yellow Sun. So I'd also recommend Cry, the Beloved Country, a ...

... doctrine: The rise of disaster capitalism--Naomi Klein 32. The scheme for full employment--Magnus Mills 33. Purple Hibiscus--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie April: 34. One step behind--Henning Mankell 35. The snail on the slope--Arkady and Boris Strugatskii 36. De Ni ...

Hello Sanddancer, glad you liked Giraffe ! The different perspectives make it indeed a very special book. About Purple Hibiscus, uncomfortable is the precise word. At this tempo you will have finished by easter ;-)

... each category by the end of February. This plan has fallen by the wayside as I got caught up in the Global Reading. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Category: Around the World Country: Nigerla My preconceived idea about an African novel was that it would be a tale of ...

#89 - I have read only one of Adichie's books, Half a Yellow Sun, and liked it OK, so I will give Purple Hibiscus a try as well. It goes without saying that Tropical Fish Tales from Entebbe is going on to the Continent. Any book absolutely loved has got to be tried!

... target="_blank"> Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of corruption, unrest and domestic violence in Nigeria. It was interesting to ...

Like Tifi (Message 115), I also read Purple Hibiscus. To save repeating what Tifi has already said, I thought I'd just add a few brief comments. I found it refreshing to read a book set outside of the West that wasn't about abject poverty. The aunt's family are poorer but still have an ok ...

Just finished A Friend of the Earth by T C Boyle for my category of his work which I enjoyed. Next up is Purple Hibiscus by Chimananda Adichie for my Around the World category and to fit with the Global Reading Africa theme for February. Message 88: SqueakyChu - I'm enjoying Global Readi ...

... Nigeria 2. Name the book and the author. Tell us something (brief) about the author. What does the book's title mean? Purple Hibiscus by Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie. The title refers to the unusual and bright flowers in her aunties garden that her brother brings back to grow at their ...

14. Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2006) 541 pp I was a teenager during the Biafran War. I remember the photographs of the starving children, and wondering, "Why?" This book does not answer that question, but it does immerse us in the lives of ordinary Biafrans living ...

... have read a lot more about it based on numerous positive reviews in LT. Also, I wanted to read more about Nigeria following Purple Hibiscus which I really loved. 4. What cultures did your book deal with? Include race, religion, language, tribes, etc. - if known. Mainly tribal life. Also ...

... that is primarily concerned with the lives of the people involved. Highly recommended. Why I read it: I liked her debut Purple Hibiscus and wanted to read this one which was even more highly regarded around here. February's group read on the Reading Globally group is Africa.

Books from Africa NIGERIA The Joys of Motherhood, Buchi Emecheta 2/09 Half a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2/09 MOROCCO This Blinding Absence of Light, Tahar Ben Jelloun 2/09

@ sanddancer @ detailmuse on request of my friend sanddancer to share my experiences : i surely recommend Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Read my review

finished the fifth one : Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, heartbreaking story, more then once i felt like a knot in my stomach while reading and now the book is closed, i can only cry. Kambili, are you out there ?

... by Erik Larson 4. Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu 5. In the Fall by Jeffrey Lent (Amazing novel) 6. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 7. A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg 8. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King 9. Montana 1948 by Larry Wats ...

... of the Book Bosnia, Spain, Israel, Italy (only counting it once!) 7. The View from Castle Rock Canada 8. Purple Hibiscus Nigeria 9. The Hero's Walk India

... Sun by Chimamanda N. Adichie. It's been in my TBRs for two years but I've kind of been saving it, having loved her debut, Purple Hibiscus. I might get to Heart of Darkness during February, too.

... by Herman Wouk Jane and the Barque of Frailty by Stephanie Barron Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Jane and His Lordship's Legacy ...

... theme read, because it's the only African book I own a copy of at the moment. Think I must read more, after really enjoying Purple Hibiscus last year.

... de Krester (Read July) 56.Small Island by Andrea Levy (Read July) 57.The Colour by Rose Tremain (Read July) 58.Purple Hibiscus by Chimamada Ngozi Adichie (Read July) 59.Bel Canto by Anne Patchett (Read July) 60.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Read July) 61.The Bookse ...

Oh, you'll love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie! Don't forget to read her novel Purple Hibiscus. I read that novel for my Women's Lit class and enjoyed it very much. I also like the fact that she lives not to far from me so she falls into my local authors category. Let me know how you like Half ...

My favorites from Nigeria thus far: NIGERIA Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This is, I think, a YA book set in Nigeria. The protagonist is 15-year-old Kambili. I found her innocence delightful, and the writing wonderful. Kambili lives with her well-to-do parents and ...

Africa Congo Kinshasa - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Nigeria - Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie Americas Canada - Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill Cuba - We Came All the Way from Cuba so You Could ...

I have loved Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's books. Purple Hibiscus was my favorite. I also read Things Fall Apart last year and thought it was good. I'll probably read Disgrace and perhaps So Long a Letter.

... in 2008: Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Wood Middlebrook Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Excellent Women by Barbara Pym The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Satterfield The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by M ...

... by Stephanie Barron I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ...

... read from my list left over from July!! I have still sitting on my shelf, staring at me - Small Island, The girls and Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun and Fingersmith. I have to thank you mrstreme, I have found myself referencing the list of Orange nominees many times and my ...

7. Orange Prize nominees 1. What I Loved, Siri Hustvedt 2. White Teeth, Zadie Smith 3. Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4. Dreams of Speaking, Gail Jones 5. The Great Fire, Shirley Hazzard 6. The Dark Room, Rachel Seiffert 7. The Girls, Lori Lansens ( ...

I'd be interested in Purple Hibiscus, if you still have it.

... are on 20+ wishlists. I've got some great books and recommendations from this thread so I'll offer them here first: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Very good condition, I bought it new and read it once) TAKEN Elective Affinities by Goethe (1982 Penguin Classic- ...

It will be fun to find more Orange books in January. I have The Girls, and can find White Teeth, Purple Hibiscus, What I Loved and Hotel World at the library.

Here are mine: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Collector by John Fowles The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The books I've completed for my 50-Books Challenge are listed first in the order read. The remaining books include: Books I've bought and haven't read yet, some books I want to finish, plus books recommended by other LT-ers. I was going to wait until Jan. 1st to begin, but I got snowed in, so m ...

... was quick). Well, consider this a post-nudge. While I have read quite a few of your delicious pile, I'm going to nudge both Purple Hibiscus and Brick Lane.

... and George absolutely gripping - one of my favourite books of recent years. And I can't imagine anyone disliking Purple Hibiscus.

A nudge for The Remains of the Day, and I also really enjoyed Purple Hibiscus.

... Oscar Wao, which I couldn't finish. I agree with FlossieT's assessment of One Good Turn, Arthur and George, and Purple Hibiscus. I have not yet read Remains of the Day, so I will nudge Hotel du Lac!

... right for the character, and his particularly straitjacketed emotions just make you ache. It's a brilliant book. Purple Hibiscus also very good. If I was only allowed to nudge one I'd probably go for The Remains of the Day. But there are several more in your pile that I haven't ...

... right for the character, and his particularly straitjacketed emotions just make you ache. It's a brilliant book. Purple Hibiscus also very good. If I was only allowed to nudge one I'd probably go for The Remains of the Day. But there are several more in your pile that I haven't ...

... I will nudge Remains of the Day. The film version with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins is excellent. I also liked Purple Hibiscus. Personally, I think both The God of Small THings and Brick Lane are overrated - good but not wonderful. I have Dead Father's Club. I have attacked ...

... by Julian Barnes Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey Brick Lane by Monica Ali Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson Ali and Nino by Kurban Said The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Lighthousekeepin ...

... her. Guess someone else didn't, because the copies are in pristine condition. How We are Hungry by Dave Eggars Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Eleanor and Harry: The Correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman edited by Steve Neal

52. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Loved ...

... Of course these categories could overlap seriously, but in category 5 it shouldn't be all debutes. I'll do my best. 1. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (finished on 02 feb.) 2. Villa des roses by Willem Elsschot (finished on 15 feb.) 3. Lunar18 in 999 Challenge : Lunar18's 999 challenge, the one with unlimited overlaps. (Oct 30, 2008, 4:32pm)

... ... 1. Twee vrouwen by Harry Mulisch (finished on 3 jan.) 2. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (finished on 02 feb.) 3. Last Orders by Graham Swift (finished on 22 march) 4. De laatste slaaf by Rodaan Al Gali ...

... .... 1. Mijn tweede huid by Erwin Mortier, runner-up, shortlisted, at Libris prize 2001 (finished on 11 jan.) 2. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, runner up, shorlisted at Orange Prize for Fiction 2004 (finished on 02 feb.) 3. Vuistslagen by Pietro Grossi, runner ...

... Really enjoyed it. Writing style so different to the earlier and lighter works of his. Probably my favourite Waugh. 40 Purple Hibiscus. Excellent book, gripping, exotic and interesting. Wanted to stab her father! 41 Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie. Very interesting and evocative ...

... go. For more contemporary African writers I have enjoyed Al Aswany's The Yacoubian Building, both to the Adichie novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun, Tropical Fish: Tales from Entebbe by Doreen Baingana, The Famished Road by Ben Okri. I have many more classic and ...

... Chile 4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Dominican Republic 5. Purple Hibiscus by Ngozi Adichie Nigeria 6. Tropical Fish Tales from Entebbe by Doreen Baingana Uganda 7. An Elegy for Easterly by Pe ...

... Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and plan to read Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Some other related, modern novels are: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie (she’s hailed by critics as another Achebe) -- 15-year-old narrator, religious/abusive father, set in Africa during a military coup ( ...

... aters Oryx and Crake**** by Margaret Atwood Back Roads**** by Tawni O'Dell The Sister**** by Poppy Adams Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie Honorable mention mystery edition White Nights****1/2 by Ann Cleeves Jar City**** by Arnaldur Indridason Nonfic ...

... independent bookstore very much. It's so much fun putting good books written by women--everything from Arlington Park to Purple Hibiscus and Fun Home--into other women's hands and saying, "Read this. Just do. You won't regret it." It's really a wonderful experience. But of course I feel ...

I'm about 40 pages into Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. I have been in a reading funk since I finished Purple Hibiscus. I keep picking things up and putting them down. So, hopefully this is the one that will turn it all around.

I've just left Nigeria with Purple Hibiscus but hope to return to Africa quite soon. Right now I'm in the thick of the US's relatively absurd cultural problems with Why We Hate Us by Dick Meyer.

... Number of Books Challenge and folks can list their goal in their subject line so we can just have one kitchen etc. 64. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie I just couldn't leave Africa yet. A wonderful look at religious fanatacism, family, domestic violence, Nigeria etc. etc. This ...

Finished and really enjoyed Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie once I figured out that it really works better when thought of as a young adult novel. I began Why We Hate Us by Dick Meyer last night and think it is spot-on so far.

44. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie - YA A really great book to follow The Poisonwood Bible because it reveals the lives of folks who bought what the white missionaries were selling to greater or lesser degrees. A tale of domestic violence, redemption, love of country and ...

... it and care about the characters until it turned into a lecture for the last 150 pages or so. A shame really. Started Purple Hibiscus by Chiamanda Adichie last night. I like the characters. The writing style is very simple though and may get tiresome. I find it hard to read for long ...

... top 5 were: Out Stealing Horses Mosquito The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society All Passion Spent Purple Hibiscus

... target="_blank"> Purple Hibiscus - review. From my review:This was Adichie’s debut novel; it was long-listed for the 200 ...

... (speaking of movies)--I think it's out on DVD now--but I always prefer to read the book first. Next up: I, too, have Purple Hibiscus, and hope it grabs me quickly, because the new Marilynne Robinson book, Home (touchstone not working) is next on the pile and may tempt me away. Has anyone ...

... new leaf. After spending lots of time in England with various novels, I'm now in Nigeria just after a military coup. The Purple Hibiscus are in bloom. The patriarch in this family is a bit of a tough customer!

I thought Colcorton was wonderful, and I found the heroine very believable. I liked the dialect and all the characters except the sister-in-law who I felt was a blank. The main weaknesses of the plot, imo were the idea that Abby was a mulatta but that it was not noticeable, and that the family ...

... it quite quickly. It's kind of a "comfort read." I ditched a male-authored book partway through, and am now reading Purple Hibiscus. Quite good so far.

... Arenas's Before Night Falls, including the film. You didn't mention Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Nigerian novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun which are wonderful. For Massachusetts (or Britain) , I missed Henry James. Do you not like him? I love the films of his ...

kambrogi and lindsacl, I read Purple Hibiscus after I read (and loved, as all LTers must know by now) Half of a Yellow Sun, so that colored my opinion. Half of a Yellow Sun is clearly orders of magnitude more complex and better, but I thought Purple Hibiscus was a lovely little story, and ...

kambrogi, I'll be reading Purple Hibiscus in the next few weeks. And my garden is positively bursting with tomatoes right now. So just keep an eye on the airspace !!

... and this was like a trip home. I thought it was an excellent read, even if it hadn't been familiar, so much better than Purple Hibiscus, which I thought rather poorly written (will duck now to avoid flying tomatoes!)

... Jodi Picoult 29. Red Tears by Joanna Kenrick 30. Cats Eye by Margaret Atwood 31. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 32. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 33. Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks 34. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 35. Change Of Heart by Jodi Picoult 36. The Man ...

... that well before the Booker list came out. I just picked up from local thrift store: The Giver by Lois Lowry Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

... sur le divan Irvin D. Yalom 26 L'immeuble Yacoubian Alaa El Aswary 27 Le didacteur et le hamac Daniel Pennac 28 L'hibiscus pourpre Chimamanda Ngozi Aidichie 29 Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes Stierg Larsson 30 Sous les vents de Neptune Fred Vargas

... 2/26 Stolen Lives: 20 Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir 3/26 Vita by Melania Mazzucco 4/23 Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 5/21 Jumping Over Fire by Nahid Rachlin 6/18 Stories from Blue Latitudes edited by Elizabeth Nunez 7/ ...

... the exclamations on LT. While there I could hardly avoid the Bargain Shelves where for less than $20 total I got: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography by Paul Rusesabagina Speed Queen by Stewart O'Nan The History of Love by ...

3. Nigeria Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Rating: 4.5/5 This book is powerful. The author takes you on a journey to Nigeria, a country most of us no next to nothing about. Well, at the end of this book, you will. And not because that is the objective of Adichie, no, ...

As I said in message 22, I've finished Purple Hibiscus. Now, I've also finished my review, and it can be found here.

I just finished Purple Hibiscus. I'll put up a review later, but for now, I just wanted to comment on some things that I learned about Nigeria from the book. The first thing I noticed is the food. It's different from here, which is normal, but I'm always interested in food because I love to ...

I'm around 1966 in Nigeria, just before and after the military coup there, with Purple Hibiscus

At the moment, I'm in Nigeria with Purple Hibiscus

... target="_blank">domestic violence (and related) tags. I recommend Chimamanda Adichie’s debut novel, Purple Hibiscus -- a coming-of-age story involving domestic violence and Nigerian history (and culture), beautifully written.

I'll be reading Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, although I won't start it until next week.

... cabegley so diplomatically points out The Tenderness of Wolves -- read it and loved it, thanks to an LT recommendation Purple Hibiscus -- very good but what cabegley says in #64 Oryx and Crake -- not one of my favorites of Margaret Atwood's The Great Fire -- loved it; Shirley Haz ...

Today:- Food for Millionaires - Min Jin Lee Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Thornton Wilder The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng Pied Piper - Nevil Shute Gods Behaving Badly - Marie Phillips

... we could always do "read a book by a woman that has a color in the title" (i.e. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie). I know book groups who have done this kind of thing once in a while.

... can be trusted it is mean for an even younger audience. I met Adichie at a booksellers trade show dinner back when her Purple Hibiscus was forthcoming here in the states. I was hot to get her book and Edward Jones's The Known World (I had dinner with him but Adichie was at another table, ...

jlcardwell, I read Purple Hibiscus after I read Half of a Yellow Sun. It is very good, especially for a first novel, but Adichie made astounding leaps forward in Half of Yellow Sun.

I am going to read a different books by Dhimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus, which I bought awhile ago based on recommendations from this group and have not yet read.

... and Gay Hendricks. The books mentioned were mainly inspirational titles, not at all what I expected. Tolerable. 12. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. A quick read, set in Nigeria from the viewpoint of 15-year-old Kambili. What was delightful, besides the writing, was the ...

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For those looking for something YA: The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-mbachu (a bit of a stretch because she is actually American ...

... Safya by Safiya Hoesseini (autobiographical) Infinite Riches by Ben Okri Measuring Time by Helon Habila Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sozaboy : a novel in rotten English by Ken Saro-Wiwa The Interpreters by Wole Soyinka Waiting for an Angel ...

For me, stepping outside to get my mail this morning was like Christmas! I got Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from PBS, two books from BookMooch, Blindness by Jose Saramago and HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben (I'm so ...

I read Purple Hibiscus recently, and I liked it--not as much as Half of a Yellow Sun, but you can definitely see how she got from here to there. I passed it along to my 12-year-old daughter--I think it would really speak to the YA audience. I liked Brick Lane quite a lot. The Namesake ...

... Wife, and Notes on a Scandal. I've also read Love, plan to read Small Island this month, and will get to Purple Hibiscus, probably over the summer.

2004 LONGLIST Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus - shortlist Monica Ali, Brick Lane Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake - shortlist Rupa Bajwa, The Sari Shop Stevie Davies, Kith & Kin Stella Duffy, State of Happiness Maggie Gee ...

... book, beautifully written. Super. Half of a Yellow sun One of the great books about Africa by an African. Amazing. (Her Purple Hibiscus is wonderful, too. ) The Mistress of Spices I was not impressed Larry's Party Not one of her stronger books Master georgie Delightful, as I find ...

... such a deep book, with such insight into the psychology of the varied characters, and when I later read her earlier work, Purple Hibiscus, it was a pleasure to see how much her writing had grown from the first, which was very good, to the second, which I thought was brilliant. As for The Po ...

Absolutely dither no more Tiffin. I've not read Purple Hibiscus but I will at some point. Sometimes, even if books are not sequential in anyway it's quite nice to read them in the order in which they were written, to see how the writer developed. I'm trying to do this with Elizabeth Gaskell. Mayb ...

I've read Half of a Yellow Sun and have a copy Purple Hibiscus, which I should get to in a couple months. My understanding is they are not sequential or related in any way, so order doesn't matter in that sense. Ms. Elephant, I'm glad you liked Half of a Yellow Sun as much as you did. I ...

Ms. Elephant, you nailed why I have been putting off reading Half of a Yellow Sun. I have both it and Purple Hibiscus just sitting there on the bedside TBR pile. I have also been wondering if reading the Yellow Sun before the Purple Hibiscus would be a good or bad thing. Dither, dither.

... Of the 26 I read, my favourites (combining F and NF to come up with five): The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Come Away With Me Sara MacDonald Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert Neither East Nor West: One Woman's Journ ...

... are Ivo Andric, sandor Marai, Ingeborg Bachmann, Arno Schmidt, A. L. Kennedy, Nathan Englander, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tzitzi dangarembga, amy Levy, monica Ali, zakes Mda, Buchi Emecheta, Zbigniew Herbert, Czeslaw Milosz, Adam Zagajewsk ...

... up 4, all LT recommendations, from an unplanned foray to Half Price Books (good thing I keep my 'want' list in my purse!): Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami The Loves of Judith by Me ...

... -- House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Nepal -- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Nigeria -- Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Palestine -- Dreamers of the Day by Maria Doria Russell Russia -- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Scotland -- ...

15. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (fiction, Orange Prize shortlist, 307 pages) One of my favorite books I read last year was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, about the Nigerian war to create the independent state of Biafra, so I approached Purple Hibiscus, ...

... library in time, cmt (#14)--I read it week before last and thought it was very good, but it's a loooong one. I finished Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Thursday, which I thought was a very good first novel, and started The Gathering by Anne Enright yesterday. Excel ...

... Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon last night, and am now on to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus.

... is based around African animism and ancestor worship and is a combination I would imagine. It was also a big theme to me in Purple Hibiscus where the narrator's father represented Christiaity and power and colonialism and her followed ancestor worship and the old ways of doing things and lived ...

... in Hardcover through paperbackswap and The God of Small things on audio cassette through paperbackswap as well. Put Purple Hibiscus on my wish list there.

... novel, Half of a Yellow Sun which is about the struggle for Nigerian independence in the 1960s. I really enjoyed her Purple Hibiscus so I'm looking forward to reading this one. I also borrowed A Buffalo in the House which looks like fun. Of course, this does nothing for the huge TB ...

... who thinks she is going to town to be a maid but ends up in a brothel in an Indian city -- a novel in poetry form Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- I have a review posted -- this one takes place in Nigeria (if I remember correctly) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini -- ...

More than 24hrs has passed so I googled the line. Its from Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. First person to read this please post a new first line. =)

No, I haven't read anything else by Adichie but I want to. We happened to have Purple hibiscus at work which is how I found it. And thanks for the tip about the Reading Globally group; I'll have to check it out!

... by Alexander McCall Smith I've been reading more books about Africa, fiction and nonfiction. Two that I enjoyed were Purple hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chanda's secrets by Allan Stratton (the latter is a YA novel exploring the HIV/AIDS epidemic). The high school library ...

... finished Tropical Fish which I would highly recommend for anyone interested in women in contemporary Africa. If you liked Purple Hibiscus, you might like this collection of related stories. I'm still reading My Place which is quite good. I had some problems with the narrative of the first ...

... recommend: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta (Nigeria) Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (also Nigeria) Bear Daughter by Judith Berman (a mix of Native American myth, fantasy & folklore) Hmmm. Perhaps I'm ...

... Baby Girl! READ The Probable Future READ The Stars Dispose READ The Stars Compel READ 2. African fiction Purple Hibiscus READ The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born READ The Joys of Motherhood Wizard of the Crow Dangerous Love READ When Rain Clouds Gather This is ...

... Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie 3. Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley 4. The Opposite House by Oyeyemi 5. Purple Hibiscus by Adichie

There is no doubt that I will be reading Purple Hibiscus in the near future. I am utterly amazed by her talent as a writer especially considering her relatively young age. Imagine what we have to look forward to from her future works. I am also curious to read something by Djebar. It's ...

I have to agree with BOTH >140 and >141. Purple Hibiscus could be a letdown; however, it is indeed a phenomenal debut novel. I also read it when it was first published here in the states by a small publisher in North Carolina. Imagine! It was published in 2003 when the author was just 26 - she ...

Litfan, I would like to put in a defence of Purple Hibiscus, which is one of the most accomplished debuts I have ever read. Granted, I read it upon publication, some time before Half of a Yellow Sun was published, but even without this coloured viewpoint, I would challenge anyone to find a ...

Litfan, Purple Hibiscus, Adichie's first book may be a letdown after Half of a Yellow Sun. I was blown away by Half of a Yellow Sun (as many people know here) and then ran out to get her earlier book. It is very good, but nowhere in the same league.

... Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was definitely one of the best reads of 2007. I finished her Purple Hibiscus last week... it was good. But, Half of a Yellow Sun was right on the mark.

... 'tinylittlelibrarian' I have just got Digging to America which had a 'buy 1 get 1 half price' so was also tempted into Purple Hibiscus. I read one of Adichie's short stories some time ago which haunted me for a while. Oh well thats another 2 on the TBR pile.

... which leads me inevitably to Mrs. Dalloway Hortense Roberts in Small Island Pen O'Grady in Hood Kambili Achike in Purple Hibiscus the girls in The Poisonwood Bible Isserley in Under the Skin and Sugar in The Crimson Petal and the White the unnamed female protagonist in Die Wan ...

... by Sarah Monette 56. The Virtu by Sarah Monette 57. The Silent Pool by Patricia Wentworth 58. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 59. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 60. Brahma's Dream by Shree Ghatage

... the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. From the second hand bookshop I picked up: Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwartz Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie The bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.

... the early and late sixties, as well as splitting the story, chapter-by-chapter, between 3 characters. I just don't like Adichie's style at all and I won't be reading any more of her books. :( Anyway, onto the next book now - Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig...

I was a bit disappointed at bored with Purple Hibiscus, so I'm really hoping I fare better with Half of a Yellow Sun. I've only just started it, so I can't really say yet whether or not it's doing anything for me (I haven't even reached the 50-page mark yet). After being so disappointed by the ...

I'm half way through Half of a Yellow Sun. I loved Adichie's first novel Purple Hibiscus too. I think she writes so well.

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

... of the reading circles of which I'm a member, so here goes with another Nigerian entry. I hope I enjoy it more than I did Purple Hibiscus (which I just found vaguely dull)... Synopsis: With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters ...

>33:emaestra: same here - I had to force my way through it. Yes, more mature than Purple Hibiscus but a book I felt that I should read rather than wanting to read.

I am still in Nigeria, having just finished Purple Hibiscus and now working on Half of a Yellow Sun. This one is taking me a little longer to get into for some reason.

I actually bought these yesterday, but I have been deep into Purple Hibiscus and didn't mention them here yet. Several of these are on recommendation from several of you. I am so happy to have found fellow book nerds :). Breakfast at Tiffany's Glass Castle:A Memoir Unending Blues Wh ...

I just finished Purple Hibiscus. I very much enjoyed it. Thanks to all who recommended it. I have Half a Yellow Sun from the library also and I think I might read that one next.

32. Purple Hibiscus coming of age novel set in Nigeria, complete with abusive parent, murder, military coups, and falling in love with a priest. 33. The woman in white an ebook, mystery, but of a predictable British type of that period. Think of mixing Jane Austin with Charlotte Bronte. 34, A ...

... probably my third favorite book of the year. I am currently reading The Woman in white and Life of Pi, just finished Purple Hibiscus last night. I am also reading Lust lizard of melancholy cove. Will probably finish them all tomorrow or next day.

I am in Nigeria now reading Purple Hibiscus I really like it a lot. teelgee- The Good Rain sounds interesting are you enjoying it?

I'm back in Nigeria with Purple Hibiscus by that prize-winning Adichie lady. It's in preparation for a reader's weekend in the Yorkshire Dales at the end of the month.

... Lives by Malika Oufkir * Netherlands - Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank * Nigeria - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie * Norway - Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl * Poland - Poetry of Czeslaw Milosz * Romania - Night by Elie Wi ...

#111 cestovatela - I read Purple Hibiscus a little while ago and I agree with you - it DOES read more like a YA novel and not a brilliant one either. It has it's moments, but I though it lacks impact overall. My book for the Book Club Forum reading circle for June has arrived, so I'll be ...

... hie Red Dwarf by Grant Naylor The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I guess it's relevant that I finished Purple Hibiscus tonight. I posted this in the 'what are you reading now' post too, but since people here asked... I wasn't very impressed. I felt like most of the book read like a YA novel, which made the heavy ending seem out of place. Worse, it felt ...

I finished Purple Hibiscus: A Novel this evening. In the end, I wasn't really impressed. I thought most of the book read like a YA novel, so the seriousness and gloom of the end seemed out of place. That problem was compounded by the fact that the ending was one of those random "okay, the book ...

... YA novel, TWOC. Tonight's the Orange Prize announcement. Is this where I tell the story about meeting Adichie back when Purple Hibiscus came out? :-)

#55, 58 Purple Hibiscus is a very good book, but Half of A Yellow Sun is orders of magnitude better, showing how a writer can really mature.

#55 lindsacl - I'll defiintely post a review of Purple Hibiscus in my livejournal. I requested it from Bookmooch because I had heard so many good things about Half of a Yellow Sun. I'd really like to read it too, but sadly it hasn't shown up on Bookmooch or at my local used bookstore.

>54: cestovatela, I will be interested in your thoughts on The Purple Hibiscus. I've seen it recommended by several LTers. And, I absolutely loved her more recent book Half of a Yellow Sun, which I read based on rabid enthusiasm on threads like this one. You oughta check this one out also.

I received Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from bookmooch today. I started it immediately.

I'm finally traveling again. Chimamanda Adichie has taken me to Nigeria in The Purple Hibiscus. Thus far it's a very absorbing place.

... but haven't formed an overall opinion of the book. After that, I flirted with The Liars' Club for a little while, but The Purple Hibiscus is ultimately what grabbed my attention. So far I'm finding it really absorbing.

Started Chimamanda Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus -- it's very good but not in the same league as Half of a Yellow Sun, so I'm glad I read that first. So this is now along with The Omnivore's Dilemna by Michael Pollan and, very slowly, john Lynch's biography of Simon Boliv ...

I finished Purple Hibiscus this afternoon and rather enjoyed it, but not quite as much as i thought I would - i think it got hyped a bit much as several people I know raved about it, so maybe my expectations were just a tad too high. Still, it was very well written with interesting relationship ...

... Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde - it arrived in the post today. I'll be getting onto this one next after I'm done with Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adixhie... I can hardly wait!

Kell, I've heard great things about Purple Hibiscus, so am eager to read your impressions. Also, if you like it, you may want to try Adichie's more recent book, Half of a Yellow Sun. This has been much-discussed on LT and was FANTASTIC.

Next up for me is Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as part of my Olympic Challenge - she's my author for Nigeria.

#82 (Bazling) - Purple Hibiscus is WONDERFUL. If you like it, I also recommend Adiche's newest novel: Half Of A Yellow Sun...one of the best books of the year. #100 (HMOKeefe) how are you liking Ghostwritten? I have read Black Swan Green and am currently reading Cloud Atlas by this ...

After I finish The Thirteenth Tale, which won't take long (it's fantastic!), I'll have to read Purple Hibiscus for class. For me, I've got Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore, and To Visit the Queen and Wizards at War, both by Diane Duane. After I return those to the library, ...

I loved Cry, the Beloved Country. Purple Hibiscus is also one of my favorite African books. Does anyone else think the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series is a bit condescending toward Africans? I really enjoyed the first book, was okay with the second, but by the third I was starting to see ...

... by isak dinesen , mine boy by peter abrahams, the plays of athol fugard and most recently under the yellow sunand purple hibiscus by adichie.also, disgrace by coetzee and the novels of nadine gordimer. Africa is the setting or the subject of these books although the authors are ...

... Avaland has told me about Half of a Yellow Sun, I plan to go to Nigeria next, because I loved that author's other book, Purple Hibiscus.

RED Five Red Herrings by Dorothy Sayers YELLOW The Yellow Room Conspiracy by Peter Dickinson PURPLE Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie BLUE The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd GREEN Prime Green by Robert Stone BLACK Black Boy by Richard Wright WHITE The Wh ...

Adichie's Purple Hibiscus was longlisted for the Booker.