A review by nahret
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.0

What I got out of this book is precisely what I'd hoped I would: a glimpse into the lives of people who come from a place very different from my home. Adichie paints both her characters and her settings richly and with a sure hand. We meet Ifemelu and Obinze when they are teenagers in school and follow them throughout their growing up and into themselves, apart and onward. Their journey takes them and us from Nigeria to the US and the UK. The story masterfully switches between past and present, masterfully, because it's never confusing and never contrived, it flows beautifully.
This is a wonderful book, I highly recommend it.