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)]

Okay at risk of sounding like a cavewoman

In this book, going to the loo is used for dramatic effect, to deliver plot and for descriptive context. (eg: difference between rich and poor ppl's loos; a character needing loo when scared; overhearing someone crying in the loo). So I was thinking "hm, people go to the loo quite a lot in this book, but it does always have purpose... now, what was that terrible book where people went to the loo all the time for no reason???" and I remembered it was that mark oshiro desert thing. So now I'm wondering if he had everyone go to the loo all the time because people go to the loo in Purple Hibiscus and he thought that that was What You Did in critically-acclaimed books.

Re: Books - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

[(Anonymous)]

Kambili finds an earthworm in the bathtub, and puts it in the loo. I thought, "oh, come on, leave it in the bath, it's happier there and it's not harming you!". A few chapters later, Kambili's feeling better in herself, and this time she leaves the worms in the bathtub. Ahahahaha I'm so happy, and like Adichie even better because apparently we are of like mind. :P

Re: Books - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

[(Anonymous)]

(On this subject, just wanna note difference between the use of Igbo in this novel, and LaS PoEmAs.

Here, the Igbo adds to the novel. It feels natural, it gives you the sound of the language, it doesn't obscure or repeat information and is used to differentiate different settings. It's also used to say things that can't be said any other way, like songs.

Mark's estrellas are there for no reason and they make everything worse.)