Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

91 reviews

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Suicide attempt, Classism, and Deportation

pandaplantain's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

norilein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Das Buch erzählt über das Leben von Ifemelu, einer Frau,

die in Nigeria aufwächst, eine Zeit lang in den USA lebt und dann nach Lagos zurückkehrt.

Währenddessen lernen wir viele verschiedene Charaktere kennen, die unaufgeregt und genau beobachtet beschrieben werden. Es geht um das Finden des eigenen Platzes in der Welt, Rassismus, die Erkenntnisse wie die Welt strukturiert ist, persönliche Beziehungen und Liebe. Ifemelus Weg und Perspektive wird dabei eindrücklich beschrieben und wir begleiten sie über mehrere Lebensabschnitte. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Classism

havennnofjoyy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Very beautifully written, only the ending was a bit unsatisfying. I just expected more an explosion, a bit more into how it began again for Obinze and Ifemelu. But I give it five stars anyways, for the journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, and War

cxfvsion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent

kutreen's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is the kind of book that makes me wish I have a highlighter in my hand, but I read it too voraciously to get up and go get one. I felt so close to Ifemelu by the end that finishing the book felt like moving away from a friend. I wish I could meet up with and talk to her! Adichie is so talented in developing believable characters who each have something to teach us. She packs so many interesting and important observations about Nigerians, Americans, immigration, race, as well as just people's funny and irritating quirks. I learned a lot and never felt lectured (as a white American), I was transfixed by and totally invested in Ifemelu's findings and journey. As a bonus, as someone who is a child of immigrants, I really appreciated Ifemelu's reflections on her cousin's experience as one. Even though I cannot understand the experience of being black in a nearly all-white school/town, I really resonated with his (and other side characters' that come and go at other points in the book) experience of feeling disconnected from his ancestral homeland. I appreciate that Adichie included this perspective.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

issy_jacob's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Deportation

Moderate: Suicide attempt

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Having been through several relocations myself as immigrant, expat, repatriated, work visaed, and soon to be overseas retired in multiple countries, so much of this book touches me and speaks to me on multiple levels, including race as a western (American) construct. Some of it is obviously only what I can imagine or empathize with since I’m not Black, but it was illuminating to me in many ways because of that reason too. Brilliant!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

theangelssing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt