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Feminism is the New F Word

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Wow. What a good time for me to read this. Because right now in our country we are doing the most to “other” women. That somehow women are less than at all times. There are more women in the world, yet how many women are CEOs of fortune 500 countries? How many women are current leaders in government? How many women have become President of these United States? You would think at times that the U.S. for being that shining light in the darkness would […]

The truth has become an insult.

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie

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Chimamanda Adichie reminds me a lot of Arundhati Roy in the sense that while she’s obviously and very clearly a talented novelist, she’s also a political activist and political writer. This creates a tension in me as a fan, because I worry this might lead her to stop writing fiction, but also realize that that’s selfish, if her activism is more meaningful and more efficacious in terms of bringing help to those who need it. So for that reason, I think I have been putting […]

Is her blog real? I wish it was real

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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I just really dug this book, y’all. It’s a long read for sure, and I was stoked to be along for the ride. The story is expertly told and I hung on for every word. Also, I really really wish that Ifemelu’s blog, “Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black” was real because I would read the shit out of it. Is it real? Has someone made it real? I’m just assuming no but I also haven’t […]

“What happens when you are worthless in somebody’s eyes”

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was one of my favorite reads last year, and her Purple Hibiscus will be right up there on this year’s list, too. I don’t know how it took so long for me to find her books (correction: yes, I do), but she has quickly become one of my favorite writers. Purple Hibiscus tells the story of the Achike family through the eyes of Kambili, a young girl. Papa rules the family with an iron grip, infantilizing and militarizing and terrorizing his […]

Americanah

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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I have probably mentioned previously that my sister-in-law rating something five stars on Goodreads means I automatically add it to my To Read queue 9/10 times. Such was the case with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah. My new book club selected it for this month and so it got bumped to the top. And 477 pages later I am glad I did, though I struggle to think of what to say about it. Americanah is the story of two childhood sweethearts, Ifemelu and Obinze, and how […]



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