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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve been attempting to read Americanah for about a week now. Even though I have the physical version, I downloaded it on my kindle hoping it would go faster, but the truth is...I’m bored
Beautifully written, insightful, funny, everybody should read.
I would take away half a star for a rom-commy ending if I had the ability to grant half stars.
I would take away half a star for a rom-commy ending if I had the ability to grant half stars.
* Audiobook
I started reading this but shifted to an Audiobook and have to say I losved listening to it, which also helped with how long it was.
You feel like you are close friends or family with the characters by the time you get to the end, and after all we have read so much, experienced so much together: themed on racism, love, family relationships and those moments where misheard or misread communication can change our life forever.
For someone who's life is encased in privilege, this was equal parts educational and inspiring, while being very well written, and I recommend everyone reads (or listens) to it.
I started reading this but shifted to an Audiobook and have to say I losved listening to it, which also helped with how long it was.
You feel like you are close friends or family with the characters by the time you get to the end, and after all we have read so much, experienced so much together: themed on racism, love, family relationships and those moments where misheard or misread communication can change our life forever.
For someone who's life is encased in privilege, this was equal parts educational and inspiring, while being very well written, and I recommend everyone reads (or listens) to it.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A beautiful story about love and life. I can see what all the hype was about. Sometimes the pacing was a bit slow, but ultimately that’s what helped build the rich world surrounding the character. Highly recommend.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wow! Just wow! Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the best novels I've ever read!
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love, living in a military-ruled Nigeria. Ifemelu moves to the US for her studies hoping that Obinze can join her in the future. She starts attending an American university and decides to create a blog where she writes about race issues. After the 9/11, Obinze finds impossible to move to America so he tries England, where he becomes an illegal immigrant. After fifteen years and a hard battle in the West, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria.
Adichie, in Americanah, does a remarkable and insightful comment on race and diasporic experience. The best I've ever seen in a novel so far. The writer explores what it means to be black in Africa and what it means to be black in America, confronting those experiences with those of being brown and white. Besides the comments on race, Adichie points out cultural differences. There were too many to mention so I am just giving one trivial example. In America, if you fall, people ask if you are okay which Ifemelu finds strange since it’s obvious that you’re not okay. In Nigeria, people say that they're sorry to what Americans respond 'It’s not your fault'!
I felt invested in this remarkable and thought-provoking novel at all times. Besides dealing with urgent matters, Americanah is really entertaining and the characters feel so real! I can’t recommend it enough!
For more reviews, follow me on IG: @booksturnyouon
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love, living in a military-ruled Nigeria. Ifemelu moves to the US for her studies hoping that Obinze can join her in the future. She starts attending an American university and decides to create a blog where she writes about race issues. After the 9/11, Obinze finds impossible to move to America so he tries England, where he becomes an illegal immigrant. After fifteen years and a hard battle in the West, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria.
Adichie, in Americanah, does a remarkable and insightful comment on race and diasporic experience. The best I've ever seen in a novel so far. The writer explores what it means to be black in Africa and what it means to be black in America, confronting those experiences with those of being brown and white. Besides the comments on race, Adichie points out cultural differences. There were too many to mention so I am just giving one trivial example. In America, if you fall, people ask if you are okay which Ifemelu finds strange since it’s obvious that you’re not okay. In Nigeria, people say that they're sorry to what Americans respond 'It’s not your fault'!
I felt invested in this remarkable and thought-provoking novel at all times. Besides dealing with urgent matters, Americanah is really entertaining and the characters feel so real! I can’t recommend it enough!
For more reviews, follow me on IG: @booksturnyouon
