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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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kutreen's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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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issy_jacob's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.0

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fkshg8465's review

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Having been through several relocations myself as immigrant, expat, repatriated, work visaed, and soon to be overseas retired in multiple countries, so much of this book touches me and speaks to me on multiple levels, including race as a western (American) construct. Some of it is obviously only what I can imagine or empathize with since I’m not Black, but it was illuminating to me in many ways because of that reason too. Brilliant!

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theangelssing's review against another edition

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

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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theangelssing's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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divya_s's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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florenceassetto's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

i really really liked this one!! again, the way that adichie writes about characters is so real and so raw and the experience of race in predominantly white institutions is something that was so honest and so real and so necessary!! this book made me smile and made my heart ache when necessary and reminded me how much i love love (sidenote: the tenderness with which such impassioned emotion is spoken about is both so gentle and so moving that i genuinely had to take a second)

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