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A review by graveyardpansy
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
5.0
I haven’t given a book 5 stars in quite a while.
“Americanah” is a wonderful novel, and I found myself enjoying it even though it isn’t typically the genre that I read. The pacing was just slow enough for beautiful detail and just quick enough to keep me interested. The characters are well-fleshed-out and, by the end of the book, feel like friends. I’m often wary of books that time-jump and skip around different settings/plot lines, but Adichie accomplishes it SO well and I didn’t have an issue following along. The writing is lovely and detailed but not too pretentious, and I adore the way Adichie weaves together a narrative about change and love with smaller blog articles on race.
“Americanah” is a wonderful novel, and I found myself enjoying it even though it isn’t typically the genre that I read. The pacing was just slow enough for beautiful detail and just quick enough to keep me interested. The characters are well-fleshed-out and, by the end of the book, feel like friends. I’m often wary of books that time-jump and skip around different settings/plot lines, but Adichie accomplishes it SO well and I didn’t have an issue following along. The writing is lovely and detailed but not too pretentious, and I adore the way Adichie weaves together a narrative about change and love with smaller blog articles on race.