[issybird]

I'm listening to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus, which I considered nominating for the New Leaf Book Club and decided to read in any case. It has the typical flaws of a first novel but is certainly good enough that I'll go on to Adichie's more polished works and the narrator, Lisette Lecat, is terrific. She's new to me, but I'll be seeking out more books read by her.*

*ETA: Oh, ugh, the only other book at my library I see by her is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which I loathed and abandoned in text. I was hoping for more Adichie.