by Malaika Selasie Patel
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count is a rich, reflective narrative that navigates the emotional territories of womanhood, class, migration, and desire. Structured through the intimate reflections of Chiamaka, Zikora, Kadiatou, and Omelogor, the book explores how dreams, memory, and identity are shaped by global inequalities and personal longings. Also, through the characters’ personal reflections and interwoven stories, Adichie constructs a world where women are constantly asked to explain their pain, justify their dreams, and negotiate the cost of desiring more and how various migration trajectories shape them. Given the present global regulations that restrict mobility and dehumanise immigrants, as well as the recent mass deportations of long-term residents in the West under increased nationalist ideology, Adichie’s examination of migration takes on new relevance.
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