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A review by elean0rtaylor
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I enjoyed this. It had a lot of depth and texture to it whilst still being a story about normal people and their lives and relationships with each other. Obviously huge huge themes of race, immigration, racism and xenophobia, and the concept of navigating both a new country that you've moved to, but then adjusting back to your old culture when you move back home.
Very thought provoking and interesting, and there were moments that were shocking and made me laugh out loud.
Very beautiful writing, quite descriptive and also one of those books where not a huge amount happens but also a lot happens because it focuses in on people's lives over a long period of time.
Having said that, I do think it's a little long in that near the end I forgot what happened elsewhere in the book, and at points it felt like it dragged a little.
Very thought provoking and interesting, and there were moments that were shocking and made me laugh out loud.
Very beautiful writing, quite descriptive and also one of those books where not a huge amount happens but also a lot happens because it focuses in on people's lives over a long period of time.
Having said that, I do think it's a little long in that near the end I forgot what happened elsewhere in the book, and at points it felt like it dragged a little.