tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post4980241064011709338..comments2024-02-19T03:01:37.869+01:00Comments on Mary Okeke Reviews: Americanah, 2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *****Mary Okeke Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-79989123902043168042015-05-18T09:02:49.347+02:002015-05-18T09:02:49.347+02:00Hola Erik,
Sí, deberias leer todo su libro son tod...Hola Erik,<br />Sí, deberias leer todo su libro son todos impresionantes, muy impresionantes. Yo soy una fan de ella :-)<br />Gracias por comentar.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-74118048093550888102015-05-18T00:03:30.059+02:002015-05-18T00:03:30.059+02:00Cada cosa nueva que leo acerca de esta joven autor...Cada cosa nueva que leo acerca de esta joven autora, se me hace mas interesante, creo que empezare leyendo su primer libro. Saludos! Mary. me esta gustando mucho tu blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440082136562229793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-31337159591429844572014-05-01T15:18:22.445+02:002014-05-01T15:18:22.445+02:00Mary thanks for this review - just read her book a...Mary thanks for this review - just read her book and loved it ... it is the most enjoyable book I have read from her so far .. without a doubt<br /><br />I like that African / Black women authors can be this open and forthright with opinions and commentary about the society we live in, and about the things experienced on a daily basis. I like that this book self reflects but does not shy away from the big glaring issues that we know are there but call by other names to soften or make it acceptable.<br /><br />Isn't this reflection in Americanah just priceless?<br /><br />" ... somehow my mom’s experience is suddenly unnuanced. ‘Nuance’ means keep people comfortable so everyone is free to think of themselves as individuals and everyone got where they are because of their achievement.”<br /><br />and this is my absolute best from Chimamanda ..<br /><br />"So if you’re going to write about race, you have to make sure it’s so lyrical and subtle that the reader who doesn’t read between the lines won’t even know it’s about race. You know, a Proustian meditation, all watery and fuzzy, that at the end just leaves you feeling watery and fuzzy.” “Or just find a white writer. White writers can be blunt about race and get all activist because their anger isn’t threatening,” Grace said.<br /><br />May more and more African/Black writers be so bold and start defining the literature landscape - our lives, stories, opinions and conditions whether on the continent or diaspora, is THE story could rearrange a skewed representation<br /><br />I liked Chimamanda before and now I really dig her! I just felt that freedom of writing without the constraint of what is acceptable. Simply stunningAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292947824839483070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-48023367379006953692014-04-26T09:42:22.217+02:002014-04-26T09:42:22.217+02:00Adichie is a wonderful writer. Her short stories, ...Adichie is a wonderful writer. Her short stories, all of which I've read, have knocked me out. I plan on reading her other novels. I can see why this brilliant woman has received a MacArthur Genius Award. I highly recommend this book.medical escort miami informationhttp://www.a1medicaltransportservices.com/Service-Area/Non-Emergency-Medical-Transport-Mediacl-Escort_Miami-FL.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-12768934994153523362014-04-22T20:43:55.801+02:002014-04-22T20:43:55.801+02:00I am not sure why people are complaining about the...I am not sure why people are complaining about the end. Yeah Afua, actually I enjoyed every bit of the novel, perhaps, since it is Adichie I was expecting more. The novel was a complete page-turner, In fact my first 5 stars read so far this year.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-57427690216129112012014-04-22T20:39:02.901+02:002014-04-22T20:39:02.901+02:00You should! :-), I think it's what you'll ...You should! :-), I think it's what you'll like.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-3666853437962479812014-04-22T20:38:17.510+02:002014-04-22T20:38:17.510+02:00why was it?? the rushing?? or why delay the obviou...why was it?? the rushing?? or why delay the obvious?Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-86425168841845735662014-04-22T14:09:58.358+02:002014-04-22T14:09:58.358+02:00I've read this book Mary; it only needs my rev...I've read this book Mary; it only needs my review. I agree with you on almost all the points raised. I believe it was too long a narrative. The posts on racism, though good were overdone (well I've never been a victim of racism). <br /><br />As for the storyline, being overly cliched, that might be true but you see all Chimamanda said was truly reflective of campus love and life and how the young ones saw it then. I've been there and I witnessed the craze firsthand of the love for 'yankee' and the UK. Form me I think that's; the part I enjoyed most in the novel; the love story and campus life. <br /><br />The ending did not sit too well with me either. But I tell you Mary, such a thing can happen and it does happen!<br /><br />Wonderful review!Reading Pleasurehttp://readinpleasure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-546665423381993262014-04-22T09:26:22.151+02:002014-04-22T09:26:22.151+02:00I really need to read this book.I really need to read this book.Nana Prahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854685637338591856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-40139542525279955492014-04-22T09:23:36.644+02:002014-04-22T09:23:36.644+02:00Nice. You saw the same criticisms. In addition, th...Nice. You saw the same criticisms. In addition, the ending was problematic to me. But we put different weights on them. LOL. Interesting.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.com