Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
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Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

by Imbolo Mbue

2016•Drama•416 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeGrounded and stirring: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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2.7 / 5

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About This Book

When Jende Jonga journeys to New York City from Cameroon in 2004 on a visitors' visa in hopes of obtaining a green card, he's sure his life will only improve. After saving up enough money to bring over Jende's wife, Neni, and six-year-old son, the family moves into an apartment in Harlem. Then Jende hits the jackpot in 2007 when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a wealthy Lehman Brothers executive.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationship

Subjects

Family secretsCamerooniansFamiliesUpper classImmigrantsGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Family lifeCameroon

Details

Author
Imbolo Mbue
Published
2016
Pages
416
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