10.6k reviews for:

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.34 AVERAGE

fcdiamond's review against another edition

4.0

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A bit pretentious but that is sort of the point - this reads like a Zadie Smith book. Very lyrical writing and the plot zoomed along for such a lengthy read. Identity politics mixed in with spot-on (yet overly analytical/oversimplified) social commentary, and a romantic anchor tying everything all together.

shirgirp's review against another edition

4.0

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Like Jhumpa Lahiri's heartwrenching diaspora epics with Jennifer Egan's witty contemporary vignettes and a bunch of tumblr social commentary/obligatory self-loathing, too. In Nigeria, and the US, and England, and Nigeria again. Pretty much made for my brown feminist demographic. Only hang up is I just don't get the kind of romantic love at the center of this story. But really pretty great.

static_fingertips's review against another edition

4.0

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Very interesting to read how someone coming from Nigeria had to "learn to be black" in the United States.

alliincali's review against another edition

3.0

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Very well written but for some reason this was a real struggle for me to get through. Perhaps if I had read this at a different time I would have liked it better.

ekbossk's review against another edition

5.0

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So beautiful. Full of sentences that are somehow simultaneously terribly sad and absolutely funny.

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

molldoll237's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

gabbybene's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

dwayne_shugert's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

abfazio's review against another edition

4.75

informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes