Purple Hibiscus

Throughout reading Purple Hibiscus, I have found that the material in the book is very challenging. However, it hasn't taken me a while to read this book. For example, I finished the book earlier than everyone else and it didn't take me much time. I think that this was a fast read for me for two reasons. For one, I didn't annotate the book like others did. I would make little notes in the book or underline significant events, which helped me comprehend the information better. The second reason being that I enjoyed reading this book and looked forward to having discussions about it. Even though I couldn't necessarily relate all that much to it, I found that I liked reading about this alternative lifestyle.

As I mentioned previously about how I make little notes while reading, I also stop at every page and make a mental note of what happened. I don't stay very long doing this or it would take forever to get through the chapter, but I take a couple seconds to process what event has just happened. I feel that this strategy has really helped me to not forget what is going on in this tough book. Also, whenever I begin to read after a couple of hours or days, I decide to reread the last page of the chapter I just finished. This also helps to keep me focused on exactly what is happening so that I follow how the family is dealing with life. Overall, I enjoy reading Purple Hibiscus and it hasn't been as challenging to read as I first thought.