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Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah is so full of ideas it's hard to know where to start. The story touches on race, identity, immigration, culture, language, money, class, prejudice, family, disappointment, and homecoming. Our two protagonists, Ifemelu and Obinze, are our eyes in Lagos, London, and middle Atlantic America. They are perpetually outsiders. They are the only ones who understand each other. It may seem strange (or frustrating) that Ifemelu and Obinze are separated for much of the novel, but in the maelstrom of all the other topics, Americanah is also their love story...
Read the rest of my review at Summer Reading Project.
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