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The Thing Around Your Neck

By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Summary

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Orange Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, come 12 dazzling stories in which she turns her penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West. Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers.
©2009 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd
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Amazing

Highly recommended. As all her books extremely well written like the smoothest of honey. Very well narrated

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Gripping short stories but terrible performance

Audible keeps using this same actress for most books written by an African author/African settings but it's terrible because the accent doesn't work for every book. It's very one-note and monotonous and frankly jarring to hear. West Africans do not sound like South Africans. Almost put me off the book. I gave the performance a two-star rating because sometimes it was bearable and didn't affect the story.

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Totally brilliant

Loved every sentence of these stories, written beautifully and read beautifully.
Can’t wait to purchase the next book by this author.

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Beautiful

Beautiful stories, so well written. I only wished I could have listened to more of each character's life.

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An acute and ruthless observer of character

This is the best of this author that I’ve read (and listened). These short stories are original and incisive, written in a focussed and distilled style and reflect the author’s Nigerian roots, of family and rich culture but also the loves, foibles and aspirations of her lead characters; viewed through the experiences of women. She is an acute observer, and can be pretty ruthless. Both Nigerians and Americans wind up at the sharp end of her pen, but others too, particularly in her description of the writers group.
The narrator is excellent, w great voice and versatility.

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I tried to delay and separate them; and I missed being able to see and individualise each title, rather than chapter numbers. I wonder what Audible can do about this ?

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Amazing

anything written by Chimamanda is just amazing. having it read by Adjoa Andoh is just gorgeous!

i have been using audible for a few years now and Adjoa's voice, her tone, everything about the way she reads makes the story come to life and captivates me.

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Beautiful writing, beautifully read

I'm not a fan of short stories but decided to try this because it was free for a few days more. Then I was only halfway through, and the free period ended so I had to read the rest, I felt bereft otherwise so I bought it. Well worth it, the combination of the writer and the narrator and each in their own right are excellent.

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Incredible selection of short stories

Capturing an array of distinct human experience. Adichie's work is never lacking in anything. I loved this listen. And the narrator is perfection as always too, 🙏

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Thought-provoking stories

Loved these stories but felt the narrator's American accents detracted from rather than enhanced the story

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Amazing!!

Loved this book so much! Wish it was longer. Enjoyed each and every single story that was narrated.

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