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A review by mayankshah
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is so highly rated by all for a very good reason. I loved this book and, by the end, I felt entirely in sync with the characters. I love the fact that the book is not a stand-alone story and is so much more in depth, picking up in the middle, taking us forward and backward and, at the end, leaving us with the sense that there is still more to come. I love books that leave me space to imagine during and afterwards.
The writing is outstanding, showing exactly why this author is so highly rated by everyone. The characters are lovable and well developed, their interactions, stories and motivations are so understandable and their mistakes so forgivable because they come out of the page as fully formed people, making the reader treat them as friends. The love story is central to the book while not being central to the book, in a way that makes us feel the love between the characters and want them to be together.
The book does all of this, with some incredibly gripping writing while tackling important issues around race and immigration, opening readers to viewpoints they may not have considered previously and allowing the reader to really understand the characters' opinions. I also found that I learned a lot about Nigeria as a whole and felt myself wanting to travel there and experience the country for myself - always a sign of good writing from a book set somewhere else!
A must-read for anyone, this book will grip you, move you and make you fall in love just as the characters do!
The writing is outstanding, showing exactly why this author is so highly rated by everyone. The characters are lovable and well developed, their interactions, stories and motivations are so understandable and their mistakes so forgivable because they come out of the page as fully formed people, making the reader treat them as friends. The love story is central to the book while not being central to the book, in a way that makes us feel the love between the characters and want them to be together.
The book does all of this, with some incredibly gripping writing while tackling important issues around race and immigration, opening readers to viewpoints they may not have considered previously and allowing the reader to really understand the characters' opinions. I also found that I learned a lot about Nigeria as a whole and felt myself wanting to travel there and experience the country for myself - always a sign of good writing from a book set somewhere else!
A must-read for anyone, this book will grip you, move you and make you fall in love just as the characters do!