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Lädt ... What Napoleon Could Not Dovon DK Nnuro
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America is seen through the eyes and ambitions of three characters with ties to Africa in this novel. When siblings Jacob and Belinda Nti were growing up in Ghana, their goal was simple: to move to America. For them, the United States was both an opportunity and a struggle, a goal and an obstacle. Jacob, an awkward computer programmer who still lives with his father, wants a visa so he can move to Virginia to live with his wife-a request that the U.S. government has repeatedly denied. He envies his sister, Belinda, who achieved, as their father put it, "what Napoleon could not do": she went to college and law school in the United States and even managed to marry Wilder, a wealthy Black businessman from Texas. Wilder's view of America differs markedly from his wife's, as he's spent his life railing against the racism and marginalization that are part of life for every African American living here. For these three, their desires and ambitions highlight the promise and the disappointment that life in a new country offers. How each character comes to understand this and how each learns from both their dashed hopes and their fulfilled dreams lie at the heart of what makes this novel such a compelling, insightful read. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6000Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.25)
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The book is divided into the lives of Jacob (and those around him), his sister Belinda, and her husband Wilder. Nnuro does a good job of establishing several characters’ desires, cultures, experiences, and secrets.
I enjoyed Belinda’s and Wilder’s sections, but not Jacob’s whatsoever. There were a few times it was close to going into my DNF pile because I couldn’t see the point. I kept thinking “Where is this even going? What’s important here?”. I wondered if there were too many characters and subplots in Jacob’s part. It’s also possible the audiobook influenced my experience. I listened to Jacob’s part and had a difficult time following or gaining interest due to the narrator’s cadence.
I’m one of those readers who hate sex scenes in non-romance novels, and this novel had a few that I had to keep skipping past.
The trendy phrase “truth be told” was overused, annoying, and constantly felt like filler words that missed their mark.
It wasn’t until the end of the book that I felt the characters’ lives pulled together but I still didn’t walk away with a strong overall message.
My appreciation to D.K. Nnuro and Riverhead Books for the Goodreads Early Reviewers printed copy. (