Behold the Dreamers
For fans of Americanah and The Lowland comes a debut novel about an immigrant couple striving to get ahead as the Great Recession hits home. With profound empathy, keen insight, and sly wit, Imbolo Mbue has written a compulsively readable story about marriage, class, race, and the trapdoors in...
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For fans of Americanah and The Lowland comes a debut novel about an immigrant couple striving to get ahead as the Great Recession hits home. With profound empathy, keen insight, and sly wit, Imbolo Mbue has written a compulsively readable story about marriage, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream.Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has co
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780812998481 (0812998480)
ASIN: 812998480
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Not a particularly gripping read but Jende and Neni's story is one which will resonate with a lot of people, especially anyone torn between choosing from two incredibly hard decisions. I initially started off empathising with both characters but it got to a point where only Jende's POV moved me. I g...
Jende has heard and seen (from television) that America is the best place to be. So, he finds his way to America, as Jende feels America has everything his family will need to be successful. As Jende works, he saves his money and eventually, his wife and son have the means to join him, in this land ...
Behold the Dreamers, Imbolo Mbue, author; Prentice Onayemi, narratorTo Jende Jonga, from Cameroon, America was truly the land of opportunity. In Limbe, where he was born, it was beautiful and the people were always smiling and friendly. However, there, it was impossible to improve one’s circumstance...
Thanks to NetGalley and to Harper Collings UK, 4th State for offering me an ARC copy of this book that I voluntarily review. This novel, written by an author hailing from Cameroon, like her characters, tells us the story of the Jongas, a family of emigrants trying to make a go of life in the USA, mo...
To be honest, this wasn't the best or most exciting read ever, and I found myself finding other things to do instead of reading this, but on the other hand it was strangely compelling... possibly due to it's current relevance? The writing is very immersing, so when I did actually make time to read i...
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