Review: Americanah

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I had really enjoyed Adichie's [b:Half of a Yellow Sun|18749|Half of a Yellow Sun|Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327934717s/18749.jpg|1651408] so I was looking forward to reading this, and it didn't disappoint.

This book follows the story of two young lovers from Nigeria. One leaves to build a life in America, while the other one remains in Nigeria. Their lives diverge and it is a fascinating set of parallel stories. The one who goes to America struggles with ideas of racial identity, which didn't exist for her in Nigeria. The one who stays in Nigeria tries to emigrate to London. They both find relationships and friendships and build lives for themselves.

Their lives are a really great set of foils for each other's experiences. The book concludes many years later when they both find themselves back in Nigeria and back in touch. I completely enjoyed reading this book and look forward to her next one.



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