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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

48 reviews

caits_lh's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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maritay918's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

I learned a lot about Nigerian culture and immigrants in foreign countries. This was the best part of the book. I really found Ifemelu to be a little hypocritical and also insufferable because she was so judgmental. I hated the ending. I get the feelings wrapped up in it but the decisions leaving up to it were irresponsible and disrespectful to me.

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stwriter92's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-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: Yes

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ashwoodbooks's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I've only started to dip my toes into realistic fiction, but this one didn't really strike my attention. I felt like I'd rather read Ifemelu's blog than this book as it bounced around from her drama. I also felt like Obinze's story was underdeveloped as a mirror to Ifemelu's as an immigrant experience. His deportation was lacking exploration and the afterwards was ignored entirely.

It did explore the existence of race in America and the various nuances (or lack thereof) that it exists in the American society from a black person's perspective while not being an African American.

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sarasimper's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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fatimalopezg's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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havennnofjoyy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Very beautifully written, only the ending was a bit unsatisfying. I just expected more an explosion, a bit more into how it began again for Obinze and Ifemelu. But I give it five stars anyways, for the journey.

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hjb_128's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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kutreen's review against another edition

5.0

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-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

This is the kind of book that makes me wish I have a highlighter in my hand, but I read it too voraciously to get up and go get one. I felt so close to Ifemelu by the end that finishing the book felt like moving away from a friend. I wish I could meet up with and talk to her! Adichie is so talented in developing believable characters who each have something to teach us. She packs so many interesting and important observations about Nigerians, Americans, immigration, race, as well as just people's funny and irritating quirks. I learned a lot and never felt lectured (as a white American), I was transfixed by and totally invested in Ifemelu's findings and journey. As a bonus, as someone who is a child of immigrants, I really appreciated Ifemelu's reflections on her cousin's experience as one. Even though I cannot understand the experience of being black in a nearly all-white school/town, I really resonated with his (and other side characters' that come and go at other points in the book) experience of feeling disconnected from his ancestral homeland. I appreciate that Adichie included this perspective.

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theangelssing's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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