Twice as Perfect has too much going on. It's no wonder Ada/Sophie is confused about her life. Like The Hate U Give, this looks at living multiple lives. At school she is smart, considerate Sophie. At home with her Nigerian parents, she is Ada who can't speak their native language. Ada must deal with college aspirations, debate team meetings, group projects, and an insane wedding while trying to figure out who she is.
There was just too much going on in the book, and Louisa Onomjé didn't take enough time dealing with Ada's split life as the title would predict. A lot of her growth is lost in projects and debates and other messes that didn't have to be included. The intimacy of self was not well handled in this book I get the basic idea of Ada's feelings, but the reader didn't get to know her either.
I am sure this book will resound with immigrants of color, and children of different cultures and nationalities. The inside and outside battle of being two different things is truly a factor of the human condition.
There was just too much going on in the book, and Louisa Onomjé didn't take enough time dealing with Ada's split life as the title would predict. A lot of her growth is lost in projects and debates and other messes that didn't have to be included. The intimacy of self was not well handled in this book I get the basic idea of Ada's feelings, but the reader didn't get to know her either.
I am sure this book will resound with immigrants of color, and children of different cultures and nationalities. The inside and outside battle of being two different things is truly a factor of the human condition.