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Americanah
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bookshelves: i-fell-in-love, reread-worthy, author-of-colour, characters-of-colour
Nov 29, 2015
bookshelves: i-fell-in-love, reread-worthy, author-of-colour, characters-of-colour
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“Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it.”
All the praise and stars for this book.
Just phenomenal. I'm at loss for words! Going on my list of favourite books of all time.
This book needs to be read by everyone!
“Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it.”
All the praise and stars for this book.
Just phenomenal. I'm at loss for words! Going on my list of favourite books of all time.
This book needs to be read by everyone!
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Reading Progress
November 29, 2015
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to-read
November 29, 2015
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January 13, 2016
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Started Reading
January 17, 2016
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29.98%
"Such an enlightening read! This book should be part of our educational curriculum."
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143
January 19, 2016
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64.57%
"“Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it.”"
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308
January 21, 2016
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Finished Reading
May 30, 2020
– Shelved as:
i-fell-in-love
May 30, 2020
– Shelved as:
reread-worthy
September 8, 2020
– Shelved as:
author-of-colour
September 8, 2020
– Shelved as:
characters-of-colour
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Jan 21, 2016 08:42AM
So glad to see someone who enjoyed it as much as I did! This was my favourite read of 2015.
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Thank you! Thoroughly loved it! :)
I haven’t seen this version of the book cover before ^ I like it! And agree, an excellent read!
Brandice wrote: "I haven’t seen this version of the book cover before ^ I like it! And agree, an excellent read!"It really is!
With everything going on in the US rn, I think now is the perfect time to read this book.
Safa wrote: "With everything going on in the US rn, I think now is the perfect time to read this book."It definitely is! :)
I might have to try this book... I’ve read two nonfiction works by this author and they were mind-opening.
Definitely on my list - I was hesitating between that one and Purple Hibiscus but went for the latter in the end :( guess this one is next for sure now :) thanks for the review! I love this author!
I did my undergraduate dissertation on this book
Just put this on my TBR. Thanks for the recommendation!
Mark wrote: "I might have to try this book... I’ve read two nonfiction works by this author and they were mind-opening."Her fiction work is even better! Especially Americanah. :D
Di wrote: "Definitely on my list - I was hesitating between that one and Purple Hibiscus but went for the latter in the end :( guess this one is next for sure now :) thanks for the review! I love this author!"Loved Purple Hibiscus too. Both are great books. :)
Bookadmirer wrote: "I did my undergraduate dissertation on this book"Love. That! I remember reading it and thinking it needed to be part of our educational curriculum.
Allyson wrote: "Just put this on my TBR. Thanks for the recommendation!"Hope you enjoy it! :)
You can do a lot of educational work on this book, the author is just too brilliant. My work was on diaspora.
Warda wrote: "Di wrote: "Definitely on my list - I was hesitating between that one and Purple Hibiscus but went for the latter in the end :( guess this one is next for sure now :) thanks for the review! I love t..."Oh great! I feel better thanks :)
Bookadmirer wrote: "You can do a lot of educational work on this book, the author is just too brilliant. My work was on diaspora."I would read your work! 😆
And yes, this book can be dissected and studied and it would fit well into an educational curriculum.
Di wrote: "Warda wrote: "Di wrote: "Definitely on my list - I was hesitating between that one and Purple Hibiscus but went for the latter in the end :( guess this one is next for sure now :) thanks for the re..."😊😊
My favorite quote is when Ifemelu is attending a dinner and someone says that the doors should be open for those poor oppressed immigrants: "all understood the fleeing from war, from the kind of poverty that crushed human souls, but they would not understand the need to escape from the oppressive lethargy of choicelessness". Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you! I loved that the main character wasn't a poor, abused immigrant. I loved her flaws and her sassyness and her strength.
