Edit to add: I have no idea why all my paragraphs are messed up below! Sorry! I just didn’t really care for this book. I know. I’m sorry. I wanted to like it. Everyone else loves it! I tried. There were whole sections I liked a lot! I love her other books! But at the end, I put it down and felt like I’d just finished my assigned reading for an undergraduate course on racism in America. Not in a “wow, what a thought-provoking novel!” kind of way. […]
Purple Hibiscus and the Human Heart
In looking over my Goodreads reading challenge, I realize that this year’s CBR is off to a really strong start. Maybe I’m choosing books I’m fairly certain I’ll like…? (Either way, the next book in the queue may be one I’m on the fence about, but that’s for Review #7). Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie came highly recommended to me, and after reading Purple Hibiscus, I’m going to get my hands on all her books and recommend her to EVERYBODY. Purple Hibiscus follows the coming of age […]
A Different Perspective
“But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came to America.” [359] The summer before beginning college, I received a package from my new school. It was a paperback copy of The English Patient (1992) by Michael Ondaatje. This was the summer reading for all incoming first year students, and the enclosed letter explained that we would have a book discussion during orientation. […]
Nigeria, U.S., and Back Again
I first learned about Ms. Adichie from her Ted Talk. [ted id=652] After viewing that video I knew I needed to read her writing. I chose Americanah because I’d heard more about it than her other works, but based on how much I enjoyed this novel I know I’ll be looking the rest The blurb on the back of the book, while technically correct, doesn’t adequately capture what the book is about. Americanah follows Ifemelu and her boyfriend Obinze through youth and into adulthood, but […]