Purple HibiscusModern · Fiction, Africa, Historical Fiction
Purple Hibiscus
2003 · 332 pages · Fiction
50
Modern
★ 4.18 on Goodreads · 152K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2004). 4.18★ from 152K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Readers76 out of 100 · counts 40%+34
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller28 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #104 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #236 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #522 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2004)
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