Eighth Post!

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It's one thing if mankind is hunted to extinction by ChatGPT, but I really do object to being executed by Bing.

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Re: Books - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

[(Anonymous)]

Now the narrator is staying with her poorer cousins. This feels more drawn-from-life. Maybe I'm just saying that because I know Adichie has academic parents, but the family's discussions feel very realistic to me. Laughed at the bit where the kids are discussing apparitions of the virgin mary that have apparently been occuring nearby:

"Besides, it's about time Our Lady came to Africa. Don't you wonder how come she always appears in Europe? She was from the Middle East, after all."

"What is she now, the Political Virgin?" Obiora asked


Also when Kambili offered to help peel the yam for the family meal, I thought "she's brave!!! In her social position does she even know how to peel properly?" and oooof the second-hand shame that followed. Don't mind me, just reliving That Time Teen Me Didn't Know How To Safely or Efficiently Peel A Potato.

Re: Books - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

[(Anonymous)]

(tangent: ended up on:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cio4WwRMaGu/

One comment: "na this type of man go want make his wife dey use broom to make ewedu instead of blender"

Though I have the same sorts of superstitions about which implements are used for cooking, so idk that I can laugh at him too much (except for the bit where he wants someone else to do it his way). I do secretly believe that veg tastes better if sliced with a knife than if sliced in food processor. I think food tastes better if handled more in general. Maybe I just like the taste of handsweat, mmmm.)