Americanah / Half of a Yellow Sun / Purple Hibiscus

While not my favourite of Adichie's works, there is something at once uplifting and enlightening about this book, for all that it deals with a considerable number of unpleasant events and themes.

There is definitely enough here to make it worth rereading at least once.

I hardly ever give fiction books five stars, but this book is incredible. The way it captures the oppressiveness of living in a religious and abusive house. The way it captures the complexities of being abused by someone powerful and admired. The way it captures the strain of loving your abuser (whether that is a person or institution). The way choices are limited and ppl pushed into decisions and lives they don't want. It isn't just about Nigeria or one abusive family or colonialism. It's about all oppressive ideologies and systems and our options in the face of them.