This month I will be entering a world created by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her book Americanah. The novel's protagonist is a young woman dealing with being identified as black for the first time, after being relocated to America from Nigeria as a teenager. I've lived my life in a society that has labeled me as black and the image I see in the mirror holds a certain beauty and pride based on that image. In the US and around the world people have different ideas of what it means to be black in this country, in their own culture, and in general. I'm interested in taking a journey with Ifemelu to see how she deals with these ideas and her experiences.
I invite you to take this journey with me if you haven't already. At the end of the month I'm going to post my thoughts and a brief review of the book. Leave a comment letting me know if you will read this with us, have read it, and any books you suggest I check out. I'm always down for a good read and expanding my world.
Here's to looking forward to reading with you.
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