Dream Count
Book of the Week - Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We are lucky enough to have this wonderful review written by our friend Fufi, on the very day this long awaited new novel is published.
Thank you Fufi ❤️
”I had been waiting for this book impatiently, and it was worth every second. A story about four women whose lives intertwine isn’t new, but the way Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells Chiamaka, Zikora, Kadiatou, and Omelogor’s stories is something else entirely.
There’s so much depth, kindness, and honesty in the way she writes. I didn’t always agree with the women, but I understood them. Their stories felt real, full of both beauty and pain, told with such generosity that I saw the best and worst of human nature in them. Nothing is overdone, yet the emotions hit hard.
There is a quiet power in how the novel unfolds, where even moments of brutality—both in love and hurt—are conveyed with an almost intimate subtlety. Reading this felt like sitting across from someone who was sharing the deepest truths of their life, raw and unembellished, yet never cliché. These women are flawed, their love is imperfect, their lives are at time messy, and that is precisely what makes them unforgettable.
I’m obviously a big admirer of Adichie, and this book pulled me in just like I had hoped. I don’t want to say more than what’s in the blurb, because I think this book is an encounter. You have to meet these women yourself with an open heart.”