Imbolo Mbue is one of my favorite voices in the literary world today.
Thus far, her literary work consists of just one novel, Behold The Dreamers. But what
a novel it is. Perfectly written, impeccably crafted, with characters so
authentically real, you'd swear they stood next to you in a crowded grocery
store, or they are the parents of your son's classmates, and like so many other
undocumented parents struggling to go unnoticed, but still make a living and
raise their children in society, they remain quiet, still, causing no ripple,
making no noise. But they are so there, and they are so real.
In Behold The Dreamers, Mbue gave them a voice, made them alive, and
relatable. They are more like as than not, with dreams as wide as the sky. In
Behold the Dreamers, we see clearly the one percent of society and the working
class and how both live, good and bad. Behold the Dreamers is a compelling and
relatable story, and, well, she did it again. Imbolo Mbue has created another
fine novel in, How Beautiful We Were. I picked my copy up this afternoon from Barnes
& Noble, the mothership. I am about 100 pages in and, wow, just, wow. Imolo
Mbue is currently one of the world's best women writers and her follow-up novel
only solidifies her among the great writers of our time.
Happy Reading
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