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A review by zinelib
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Soila is so stifled by her single, entrepreneur mother in Kenya that she convinces her mother to let her go to college in America. She goes to Barnard, but the author herself went to Columbia, and it kind of shows. She graduates around the turn of the century and goes to work for a boutique investment bank. (That part works for Barnard and Columbia.) The novel is about Soila's relationships--with her mother, her Black American roommate, boyfriends (one Kenyan, one Black American), and, of course, herself.
Other than the boyfriends, and Soila's father, who died when she was five, this is a story about women. In addition to her mother, her family compound houses her four aunts and her grandmother. Her college and beyond roommate Leticia and her newfound half sister Aisha are also powerful forces in her life.
I didn't highlight anything as I read, so I don't know what to tell you about the book, other than it was an easy read, even for someone who's mostly reading genre and YA lately due to concentration issues.
Other than the boyfriends, and Soila's father, who died when she was five, this is a story about women. In addition to her mother, her family compound houses her four aunts and her grandmother. Her college and beyond roommate Leticia and her newfound half sister Aisha are also powerful forces in her life.
I didn't highlight anything as I read, so I don't know what to tell you about the book, other than it was an easy read, even for someone who's mostly reading genre and YA lately due to concentration issues.