The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.22 AVERAGE

leeor's review against another edition

5.0
Simply amazing. The stories weave of a series of tales about living between worlds, about how confusing American life is from another perspective. I laughed and cried. The seeming effortlessness of bringing characters to life with all of their complexities is wonderful. Also, I always love books that advance feminist and LGBTQ lenses. Sometime this book is blatant about it, sometimes it just allows for characters to exist, their sexuality just a part of their rich set of characteristics.

tiquest's review against another edition

5.0
One of my favorites I've ever read. I adore short stories and I adore Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She has such a beautiful writing style. I think she and Shirley Jackson would've been friends.

This was such an interesting journey through so many different Nigerian perspectives.
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mollydycus's review against another edition

4.25
emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

laural444's review against another edition

3.0
I enjoyed three or four of the stories (particularly the one about the babysitter) but the rest were forgettable for me.

pam25ice's review against another edition

5.0
emotional inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

phant0m's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

alena_m's review against another edition

5.0
I adore short stories and this book is one of the best.

libbymunoz's review against another edition

4.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

annafogt's review against another edition

5.0
I don't normal read short story books but I really enjoyed this one. I liked all of the stories and was always left wanting to know more. It was interesting getting a quick snapshot of different lives during different periods of time.
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forever_fantasy's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark mysterious sad 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: Yes