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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.
An engaging speculative short story in a matriarchal society. I am quickly devouring every Amazon Original Story, these short stories are written by wonderful authors, some of which are my favorite. Highly recommend.
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.
Too Jarring & StrangeThis story isn't so much a story as a collection of short vignettes covering the loose storyline of Obinna - an at-home husband - and his slightly estranged friend, Eze. Having spent some time abroad as a single man, Eze is returning to visit Obinna in Nigeria, and the visit reminds Obinna just how unhappy he is being married to an unfaithful woman. Unfortunately for them, this is a world wherein men are oppressed under a global matriarchy rather than the reverse which is tr...
3.5 StarsThese stories end too abruptly! What happened when the wife got home? What happened with Eze? Obinna has a complexity that could not be realized in such a short story. I find him quite interesting. Alas, I have so many questions still, but I’ll just have to imagine an outcome for Obinna and Eze. Forget Amara.
“If I had known you were somebody’s husband, I would at least show you some respect, even if you are dressed like a prostitute.”
This was okay, but lacking subtlety and a deeper message. The Visit is a short story offering a snapshot into the life of a Nigerian man in a world where gender roles are reversed. Men are oppressed and objectified, must deal with wives who get away with cheating, have less agency, and are valued according to their ability to impregnate women and create babies (hence why male masturbation is illegal). It's very on the nose and the plot is barely existent, really just there to build out this alte...
Nope. Didn't like it. Couldn't like it. I know what the author is trying to say. Just that the plot, the so-called laws description and the representation could have been much better.
how do i convince everyone i know to read this
So what if masturbation for men was outlawed? Yeah, this was really timely considering the ongoing forced birth legislation passing in the United States right now.
A delicious speculative story where women ruled the world. An insightful examination at what happens when the tables are turned. Reflective too.Very short. Listened on Audible while cooking!#patriarchymustfall
Star Rating: 2/5.
2.5Extra star for opening with the upholding of legislation outlawing male masturbation for waste of a potential life.That being said, I guess I shouldn't have expected more from a 20p story, but with such a clean and interesting set-up for this gender-swapped world, I ended up expecting more than the day in the life story I got.No shade intended, but it's a scene I've read in Adichie's work and many others and nothing is really done with/explored in this alternate world. It's fine. *shrug*
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.
The Handmaid's Tale gets flipped on its head in a world where women are in charge of policies, AND men's bodies. A taut bit of somewhat terrifying role-reversal, though the people who should read this never will . . .
A great sci-fi story, a "what if" story where the men inhabit a matriarchal world where the US Supreme Court upholds the Male Masturbatory Act using as justification, the "waste of a potential child." Where medical research use women's bodies as the standard so male-only diseases are ignored and treatments are tailored for women, leaving men out of luck. The Visit is really good. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does a good job placing a lens on the constraints and anxieties that comes from a gender bei...
Great book!I really enjoyed seeing what the world would be like from a different angle. It was an interesting short read and opened my eyes to a lot of things women shrug off.
