Wow. Purple Hibiscus revealed itself to be a thought-provoking, emotionally loaded and character driven coming of age story. 

With a palette of diverse characters ranging from highly flawed to justice seeking, you will find yourself immersed in this Nigerian family. Whatever you expect, you will find it and way more. I applaud Adichie to being able to fit so many themes into one concise plot. To name a few: Religion, power dynamics, abuse, capitalism, friendship, politics, feminism, freedom and democracy. 

Everyone is flawed in a way, however no one has such a big power role than the abusive father. He has to be my least favourite character while paradoxically fighting for free journalism and donating. Eat the rich, I guess. 

If this sounds interesting to you, go for it. Definitely not a light read but it was a hundred percent worth it.