Sep 29 2022 73 mins 1
Caitlin and Marie are back with Leah Watson and Meredith Lockwood of the Unified Sisters Co/Op to discuss the second half of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Parts 4 to the end).
(Content warning: This part of the book discusses suicide)
We talk about Ifemelu's growth and challenges; the layers of class, race, and gender we see in the book; the lessons we learned about judgment; our reactions to the ending; our favorite blogs, quotes, scenes, and more.
Thank you Leah and Meredith for reading this book with us, and thank you to Anni for sharing your lovely thoughts on the book.
Mentioned in the episode: Small Doses with Amanda Seales podcast and interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
About the book: Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.
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