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The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Why we're reading this: A great collection of short stories that give you a glimpse into the lives of the characters crafted by C…more
[close] A great collection of short stories that give you a glimpse into the lives of the characters crafted by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. They will leave you wanting more. The writing is bubbling with a sea of emotion hidden behind the clear and concise writing.

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Feb 22, 2015 Luminalsl rated it really liked it

Shelves: strong-female-caracter, afroreads

Je suis tombée amoureuse de la plume de cette auteure ! Maintenant que j'ai découvert ce premier recueil de nouvelles (qui se passent toutes avec en arrière de fond le Nigéria, dont est originaire l'écrivaine), j'ai encore plus envie de lire ses romans.

Je trouve que plus les pages défilent plus les nouvelles prennent en beauté !

Mes préférées :
- lundi de la semaine dernière (j'ai aimé sa sensualité, même si j'aurais préférée une autre fin ^ - )
- L'ambassade américaine ( poignante, l'auteure re ...more

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Oct 21, 2016 Chavonne rated it really liked it

Shelves: blackness, fiction

I'm not normally a big fan of short story collections, but as this was written by one of my favorite authors, I had to give it a try. I am so glad I did. Every story was great and captivated me. Adichie never disappoints. ...more

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