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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • Follows the journey of Ifemelu, a young Nigerian woman who emigrated to the United States and chronicles her experiences with race, identity, and love.

  • This book contains; alcohol, anxiety, bullying, controversial cultural, gender, political, racial, and religious commentary, death, DEI/CRT,
    derogatory terms/slurs, depression, drugs, explicit sexual activities/nudity, lying, physical abuse, porn (mentioned), profanity,
    prostitution, racism, sexism, suicide (attempted) and sexual assault (implied). 

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