The Visit
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- Author：Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Summary
As a powerful matriarchy reshapes the world， two men—old friends—confront the past and future in a bracing speculative short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie， author of Americanah。
One night in Lagos， two former friends reunite。 Obinna is a dutiful and unsophisticated stay-at-home husband and father married to a powerful businesswoman。 Eze is single， a cautious rebel from his university days whose arrival soon upsets the balance in Obinna’s life。 In a world where men are constantly under surveillance and subject to the whims of powerful women， more than Obinna’s ordered and accustomed routine might be on the line。
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s The Visit is part of Black Stars， a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors。 Each story is a world much like our own。 Read or listen to them in a single sitting。
One night in Lagos， two former friends reunite。 Obinna is a dutiful and unsophisticated stay-at-home husband and father married to a powerful businesswoman。 Eze is single， a cautious rebel from his university days whose arrival soon upsets the balance in Obinna’s life。 In a world where men are constantly under surveillance and subject to the whims of powerful women， more than Obinna’s ordered and accustomed routine might be on the line。
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s The Visit is part of Black Stars， a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors。 Each story is a world much like our own。 Read or listen to them in a single sitting。
Reviews
Ladybugcain
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Liked where this was going。。。 But dang too short。 Need more！！
Melia Markham
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why does every fictional world in which gender roles are reversed have to oppress men in the same way that women are oppressed in real life？ I understand the point in doing so but I feel like the idea is becoming a trope i’ve read over and over at this point。
Susanna Austin
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Turns Everything On It’s Head A great read！ So many interesting concepts！ When the story ended I was eager to read more about the characters and the changes that they were experiencing。 I will read more in this series and by this author as well。
Doug
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Felt very contrived， and didn't make sense in some cases。 Felt very contrived， and didn't make sense in some cases。 。。。more
Nerissa St。 Bernard
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An interesting take on what life would be like of gender roles were reversed！ Fitting for our time。Beautifully crafted。 Perfect for the time we are living in。 Brings perspective to the very grave injustices tolerated by women。
Nicole
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I love stories that make me think and this one certainly did。 It is an interesting take on gander reversal。 Of how it would look if men were the suppressed gender instead of women。 What it doesn't do， what it could have done if it were a longer story， is build a society based on a solid reason as to WHY the men in the world of this book were the subservient。 In our current culture we devalue care-giving， non-profit activities， the activities of women。 Women currently naturally cannot control pre I love stories that make me think and this one certainly did。 It is an interesting take on gander reversal。 Of how it would look if men were the suppressed gender instead of women。 What it doesn't do， what it could have done if it were a longer story， is build a society based on a solid reason as to WHY the men in the world of this book were the subservient。 In our current culture we devalue care-giving， non-profit activities， the activities of women。 Women currently naturally cannot control pregnancy and it is used to control women。 A woman will rarely abandon or ignore her child， no matter the pain and cost of doing so。 This book simply puts the men into the activities that women currently fulfill and are derided for。 Obinna cares for the home and family while his wife goes to important work。 He worries about being cheated on and knows it is just part of his society。 His friend chooses not to get married because marriage would hinder him， but he still longs for it。 （The same issues that matter to women who are suppressed today）The idea is interesting and thought provoking but it could have been taken further。Take the premise that power is about who makes the rules， and whose instincts thrive within the parameters of the rules that were made。 In the society of current Earth， power is in the hands of men。What would naturally trigger women （the child bearing and caregiving people） to be the ones who made the rules？Perhaps if women could naturally and biologically control pregnancy and birth？ Would that be the thing that shifts women to power？Would caregiving become a more profitably valued activity？What kind of economy would that be？ What traditional male behaviors would be denigrated that are currently praised？What are the positive differences between men and women of today，that would be flipped in a story like this？Caregiving verses Competition？Truly something to think about。 。。。more
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Adichie apresenta um mundo especulativo， no qual as mulheres são as detentora de todo o poder。 Não há patriarcado， mas matriarcado。 A masturbação masculina é crime; as mulheres ocupam todos os cargos de prestígio e pode; os homens que "se colocam numa posição de vulnerabilidade" são possíveis vítimas de sodomia; homens cuidando da casa e crianças， castrados de entrar no mercado de trabalho， enquanto a esposa é a chefe de família e provedora。。。Comecei a escrever a resenha com a sensação de não te Adichie apresenta um mundo especulativo， no qual as mulheres são as detentora de todo o poder。 Não há patriarcado， mas matriarcado。 A masturbação masculina é crime; as mulheres ocupam todos os cargos de prestígio e pode; os homens que "se colocam numa posição de vulnerabilidade" são possíveis vítimas de sodomia; homens cuidando da casa e crianças， castrados de entrar no mercado de trabalho， enquanto a esposa é a chefe de família e provedora。。。Comecei a escrever a resenha com a sensação de não ter gostado muito do texto， dele ser um pouco forçado （e ele é！） e， apesar de necessário， incômodo demais。 Contudo， agora， refletindo sobre o que li， enquanto escrevo， percebi que， apesar de saber o quanto a vida feminina gira em torno das necessidades e imposições masculinas， eu fiquei， além de incomodada， com raiva。 Porque lembra a todos nós o quanto a mulher é colocada em segundo plano e são esperadas delas coisas que soam muito alienígenas （mesmo para nós， mulheres） quando os papéis do homem e da mulher se invertem。 É um tapa na cara dado de mão cheia。 。。。more
Netanella
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Adichie posits a world of gender role-reversal， where men are subservient housemates， delegated to marriage and child rearing and the cult of domesticity， while women pursue wealth and power and extramarital affairs outside of the household。 The story is told from the perspective of two old friends， and the juxtaposition of gender roles quite necessarily leads to questioning of the current accepted norms。 Very well done。 I'm still thinking about the story days after I've read it。 Adichie posits a world of gender role-reversal， where men are subservient housemates， delegated to marriage and child rearing and the cult of domesticity， while women pursue wealth and power and extramarital affairs outside of the household。 The story is told from the perspective of two old friends， and the juxtaposition of gender roles quite necessarily leads to questioning of the current accepted norms。 Very well done。 I'm still thinking about the story days after I've read it。 。。。more
Galen Strickland
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An interesting gender role reversal tale， set in Nigeria， but a character returning from the US has been experiencing similar things there。 Women at the top， men subservient， with some interesting legislation against certain activities by men。 The third story from the Black Stars series， all of which I'll be reviewing soon。 An interesting gender role reversal tale， set in Nigeria， but a character returning from the US has been experiencing similar things there。 Women at the top， men subservient， with some interesting legislation against certain activities by men。 The third story from the Black Stars series， all of which I'll be reviewing soon。 。。。more
Miki
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Interesting enoughIt's a mostly okay look at a women-ruled world with a focus on Nigeria。 Onions and Eze are interesting enough characters with a world that seems， at least surface level， interesting and bleak。 Interesting enoughIt's a mostly okay look at a women-ruled world with a focus on Nigeria。 Onions and Eze are interesting enough characters with a world that seems， at least surface level， interesting and bleak。 。。。more
Maria Do
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Adoro os livros de Adichie， e achei esta pequena narrativa maravilhosa。 Não creio que um dia aconteça algo nem parecido， mas fiquei com muita vontade de ver alguns homens na posição do protagonista。 Afinal， sempre dominaram o corpo feminino， me fez bem imaginar que， pelo menos na literatura， o corpo masculino também pode ser controlado。 Divertido e perturbador。
Khulud Khamis
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What a brilliant story。 In a world where gender roles are reversed， this story begins with the criminalization of men's masturbation， and goes on to describe the life of Obbina and Amara， where Amara is an important businesswoman and Obbina the dutiful househusband。 The story verges on the absurd， but when we reverse the roles back， we see that this is how our world is in reality。 This is one of six stories from the series Black Stars， all of them speculative fiction。 I started with this one bec What a brilliant story。 In a world where gender roles are reversed， this story begins with the criminalization of men's masturbation， and goes on to describe the life of Obbina and Amara， where Amara is an important businesswoman and Obbina the dutiful househusband。 The story verges on the absurd， but when we reverse the roles back， we see that this is how our world is in reality。 This is one of six stories from the series Black Stars， all of them speculative fiction。 I started with this one because I appreciate Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche's writing。 Curious to read the other stories in this series。 。。。more
Tony
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Enjoyed this role reversal novella。
CAROLYN G WYNN
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It was a cool read， gives an interesting perspective on gender roles and societal expectations。 It makes some of our norms seem almost more ridiculous when the genders are switched
Steve Tetreault
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What it's about: Two lifelong friends from Lagos plan to meet up and catch up with each other over what they've done since their last time together。 Obinna is looking forward to seeing Eze， but is worried that he hasn't been spending enough time at the gym， and that his house is not fashionable enough to impress Eze， who is single and was such a rebel in their college days。 Obinna has never been the rebellious type， and never considered himself attractive compared to his friend Eze。 So Obinna wa What it's about: Two lifelong friends from Lagos plan to meet up and catch up with each other over what they've done since their last time together。 Obinna is looking forward to seeing Eze， but is worried that he hasn't been spending enough time at the gym， and that his house is not fashionable enough to impress Eze， who is single and was such a rebel in their college days。 Obinna has never been the rebellious type， and never considered himself attractive compared to his friend Eze。 So Obinna was surprised when his future wife bypassed Eze to talk to Obinna。 Since then， Obinna has tried to be a good house husband and father; but lately， his wife has been making Obinna doubt her faithfulness。 And when a night out with Eze takes a turn for the worse， Obinna is left to consider what his life is like。 What I thought: This story is a rather biting satire of the patriarchal societies that dominate our world。 In the world of the story， women have the roles and behaviors of our society's misogynistic men， and the men have the roles and behaviors of stereotypical women。 Flipping these stereotypical roles on their heads helps to highlight their ridiculousness - and their dangers。 Why I rated it like I did: A thought-provoker， for sure。 。。。more
Melanie Serenity
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Really enjoyed this， listened to it whilst fighting migraine。 The matriarchal society gave an interesting slant to things。
Angelica
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This one was really good。 The little things that came up with the gender role reversal were clever。
Jessica
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I’d read a full novel of this world and more about these characters！ I’d also be interested on someone’s take who read this and didn’t have knowledge about feminist issues。
Kristi Tailor
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Great read from start to finish。 The satire in this story really brings the plot to life。 Not only are characters well developed， but the realistic setting satisfies any questions readers may have about character choices and the internal and external conflicts they face。
Drea Reads
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Good read。
Nick Phillips
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I'm a big fan of Adichie's work and when I came across this new series of science fiction influenced tales which included a story by Adichie I read her story first。 Sadly I have to say that I was left a little underwhelmed。 I get the premise and the gender-switching which creates a dystopia for men shows that for many women everyday of our reality is a dystopia but while I was reading the story I couldn't help think of the Two Ronnies' serial from 1980， The Worm That Turned。 So much so that when I'm a big fan of Adichie's work and when I came across this new series of science fiction influenced tales which included a story by Adichie I read her story first。 Sadly I have to say that I was left a little underwhelmed。 I get the premise and the gender-switching which creates a dystopia for men shows that for many women everyday of our reality is a dystopia but while I was reading the story I couldn't help think of the Two Ronnies' serial from 1980， The Worm That Turned。 So much so that when a police woman is introduced I can't help but visualise her as being played by Diana Dors， despite being Nigerian， which I rather suspect is not what Adichie intended。 。。。more
Mo
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I enjoy Adichie's work， and really liked her previous short story Zikora。This new short story is part of 'Black Stars'， an Amazon Original Stories series described as "cosmic short stories from some of today's most influential Black authors"。Obinna and Eze， a pair of long-time male friends that took different paths after university， are meeting each other for the first time in eleven years。 The author uses this simple frame to explore feminist themes。 For， you see， this story takes place in a ma I enjoy Adichie's work， and really liked her previous short story Zikora。This new short story is part of 'Black Stars'， an Amazon Original Stories series described as "cosmic short stories from some of today's most influential Black authors"。Obinna and Eze， a pair of long-time male friends that took different paths after university， are meeting each other for the first time in eleven years。 The author uses this simple frame to explore feminist themes。 For， you see， this story takes place in a matriarchal alternate reality， where men don't have autonomy over their own bodies and whose only aspiration is meant to be to marry and raise a family， etc。 Sounds familiar？Some of parallels that Adichie draws in her alternate reality are obviously exaggerated， if not entirely unbelievable。 But I think this is intentional for satirical purposes。A clever and brisk read。 。。。more
Tin Minute
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The Visit was not what I thought it would be but was MUCH more than I ever could have expected from a short story。 In this world that has figuratively transported men through the looking glass and around the bend into a reality where women are the dominant gender， the author gives us a glimpse at what society at large would look like if controlled by the “fairer sex。” All The Handmaid’s Tale-esque troupes are avoided， dodging the overused if-women-ran-the-world-life-would-be-a-walking-dystopian- The Visit was not what I thought it would be but was MUCH more than I ever could have expected from a short story。 In this world that has figuratively transported men through the looking glass and around the bend into a reality where women are the dominant gender， the author gives us a glimpse at what society at large would look like if controlled by the “fairer sex。” All The Handmaid’s Tale-esque troupes are avoided， dodging the overused if-women-ran-the-world-life-would-be-a-walking-dystopian-novel-for-men narrative。 The aggravations and transgressions toward men are at the beginning are slight， but escalate quickly， albeit quietly to traumas women in our world traverse daily。 From micro aggressions from spouses who’s power come only from the sex between their legs and being the gender held to esteem， to narrowly sidestepping atrocities that should be experienced by no one， but are inevitably covered over by silence that’s paid for by hidden tears in the wee hours of the night。 This story doesn’t aim to show the reader/listener what life would be like IF women ruled the world， but to open up a window into what it IS like to be a woman ruled in our own。 。。。more
LaTrice McNeil-Smith
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Well written and I love how she flipped the script on the men！ Well done！
Karl
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A modern satire of gender and sexual roles set in Nigeria。
Danielle Hays
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Everyone should read thisThis was a great book。 It was a quick read， but I loved the way the author got the point across by doing something so seemingly simple as switching the expected gender roles for the characters in the story。 I definitely think everyone should read this。 It might make you question why so many people still hold to traditional gender roles， or make you realize you aren't as open-minded as you could be。 Everyone should read thisThis was a great book。 It was a quick read， but I loved the way the author got the point across by doing something so seemingly simple as switching the expected gender roles for the characters in the story。 I definitely think everyone should read this。 It might make you question why so many people still hold to traditional gender roles， or make you realize you aren't as open-minded as you could be。 。。。more
Nay Denise
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I actually enjoyed this one ten times more than the first two stories in the Black Stars collection。 I laughed so hard while reading this。 A gender-bender sort of sci-fantasy in which women are the breadwinners and rule the world。 I loved this！Obinna and Eze were such dynamic characters with different lifestyles。 I wish there was more to this story。 20 pages is just not enough for me！ I highly recommend this story from the collection。
Tracy Hollen
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3。5 stars
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