27 - Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
WHY I PICKED IT: I read everything by Adichie
ELAPSED TIME: 4 Days
RATING: REQUIRED READING
What can I say? Wow.
Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love while attending high school in Lagos, Nigeria. Ifemelu goes to the USA for university, and Obinze eventually works his way into England. They ultimately both return to Nigeria. This is their story.
This story gives insight into the black immigrant experience (where race and class collide), and into the middle class returner's experience (where fitting in either place is now a challenge)... but more than those, it is a love story of two smart and capable people who you can't help but love (warts and all).
I continue to be a HUGE fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Highly recommend.
This blog is a simple review of every book that I read... For all books I’ll tell you why I picked it, how long it took me to read it, and give it a rating (burn it, not good, meh, good, very good, and required reading). I ask (encourage?) all readers of my blog to post their thoughts of any of the books in my comments :). Thanks!
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