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Dream Count
Dream Count | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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A publishing event ten years in the making--a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists--the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until--betrayed and brokenhearted--she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka's bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka's housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America--but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve. In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie's status as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape.
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HeatherBookNerd
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This book examines the lives of four interconnected but vastly different African women. Adichie is a master of language, and her social and cultural insights are incisive as always. So it was an interesting, if a bit too long, book. But I didn‘t quite connect with it like her previous novels.

squirrelbrain I felt exactly the same - the stories weren‘t strongly connected to each other, and I wasn‘t connected to the characters. 1w
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fictionaddictbooks
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Reading with a sprinkle of ☕😜

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“Why would it matter, daddy, if you‘re not here?”

“We want what we‘ve made to stay long after we‘re gone. That is how we seek immortality,” he said and because he hardly spoke in this solemn way about a future without him, I felt tearful at those words, seek immortality.

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GatheringBooks
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#DynamicDs Day 9: #Dream Count is part of the new stack of books I bought this March - all women themed. Read the top of the stack by Han Kang for a book club meet this Thursday.

Eggs So many wonderful books, so little time… 2w
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squirrelbrain
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Another one from the #wpf25 longlist that I was halfway through when the shortlist was announced. After reading the second half, this has slid way down my own longlist.

It‘s a pick but only just and it‘s certainly no Americanah. Billed as a novel about 4 women, it‘s more like 4 separate stories, with the women being only tangentially linked. Upon finishing, I could only remember 3 of the women - I‘d completely forgotten the 4th and her story.

BarbaraBB No Americanah… That‘s a pity because I wanted it to be just like that! 3w
ImperfectCJ I agree with @BarbaraBB that it's a disappointment it doesn't measure up to Americanah. I guess I did the right thing waiting for the library hold instead of purchasing. 3w
quietlycuriouskate Oh god, I am currently*40th* in line for this at the library and was really hoping it would be worth the wait 😕 3w
squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ @quietlycuriouskate - hopefully you will all like it better than me. The first half was promising, but then it just didn‘t go anywhere. 3 of the 4 were rich b**ches complaining about their exes. There was one storyline I appreciated reading but it didn‘t fit with the others. Definitely a #borrownotbuy so stick with those library holds! 3w
JillR I‘m seeing such mixed reviews for this. 2w
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LatrelWhite
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Loving and enjoying this so much!💛🧡❤️

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Amiable
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Another fabulous book with the gorgeous edges —this one I purchased. Because … Adichie. 😍

MommyWantsToReadHerBook You make me want to go out and buy this so badly! 4w
AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝. 4w
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Amor4Libros
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Bailedbailed

This started so well for me, but I find myself struggling with the current (very long) section that I‘m on. Not enjoying myself anymore, so I‘m bailing on this one 😩

IMASLOWREADER the power of DNF lol 2mo
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JenP
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This book is beautiful. So excited to read it. Ignore my background. I‘m on a zoom meeting 😂

BarbaraBB I am looking forward to it! I loved 2mo
Amiable Just put my name on the library waitlist for this! 2mo
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perfectlywinged
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So very excited for this book examining the desires of four interlinked women.

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Amor4Libros
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I‘d forgotten how much Chimamanda‘s storytelling pulls you in right away…Loving this one already! #arc

BarbaraBB A new one. Cool! 2mo
staci.reads Jealous! 2mo
Scochrane26 Can‘t wait! 2mo
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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Another great novel by Chimamamda Ngozi Adichie.
It‘s about 4 women, their struggles and joys. Highly recommend.
Pub date: March 4, 2025
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Ruthiella Awesome. I‘m looking forward to getting my hands on this one. 4mo
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Amor4Libros
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Waking up and finding this buried on my inbox…Happy Monday!!! ❤️ #arc

I was late to the game and read Americanah a couple of years ago and enjoyed Chimamanda‘s writing so much. This has just jumped to the top of my TBR 😊

staci.reads Oh my gosh! I didn't know ahe had another book coming out! This is exciting! 5mo
Amor4Libros @staci.reads I didn‘t know either, so this was such a great surprise! 🤗 5mo
Ruthiella Wow! 😮 Finally a new novel. Yahoo! 5mo
Amor4Libros @Ruthiella I know, so exciting! 😃 5mo
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Santie
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This is perfect. Perfect perfect perfect. Life is better when you have a book release to look forward to.