''Purple Hibiscus'' by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie

[Omohobhio]

So I read this book in my secondary school days (some refer to as high school), and i instantly got a feel of the African culture. The book is a masterpiece. Talks about a typical modern day African setting (Father, mother and the children). The father, a religious fanatic, who I will say possesses the typical 'African Father Figure', an autocrat, ambitious, self-reliable, possessing the 'scary' father traits, which many of us (especially Africans), are accustomed to.The mother is the submissive type, which is very typical of the culture of the Africans, and the children, smart, disciplined and a more or less, timid.
We are made to understand the different backgrounds in parental guidance from two families - Eugene Achike and Aunty Ifeoma's.
The major themes of the book focuses on:

* Traditional indigenous belief in relation to contemporary western belief.
* The profound effects of the various forms of violence.
* Personal sacrifice and it's various manifestations.
The list goes on and on.
I believe this book, actual does not only portray the typical African culture, it also gives an in-depth of the natural world of the African community, the political instability, as well as it's religious values it posseses.

[fatimahade]

I read it twice,great book

[Libs_Books]

Thanks for reminding me of this. I'd heard it was a great book, and I really must get around to reading it sometime.