PositiveThe GuardianSo charged has the word 'migrant' become that I hesitate to call Imbolo Mbue’s impressive debut a migrant novel; yet all the ingredients are there ... This is not a story of noble immigrants versus the evil banking class: Mbue is too skilful for that ... Both Jende and Neni rejoice in the consumerism of America and grasp at all that capitalism has to offer ... Sometimes, the pace becomes sluggish as yet another set piece scene of cultural exchange occurs ... Mbue’s prose is mostly straightforward and unadorned but her characters are complex, with contradictory motivations, which provide the story with depth and quiet power.
