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teagangriffey
Mar 07, 2017teagangriffey rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I was thrilled to find this on the shelves of my local library, not so ecstatic about the voluptuous size however, but, I flew through this book. It has been awhile since I took on such a mammoth task and during the school semester! Overall, I really enjoyed immersing myself in the lives of both Imfemlu and Obinze. It's hard to say what else made this book such a good read, it just was! For me personally, I was able to have a better understanding of Imfemlu's culture and the experiences of immigrants when they arrive in other countries. Some criticism though to justify the four stars... I really didn't like the ending, it was so anticlimactic and took ages to get to and once I got to it, it was so short lived! When I read in to the author I discovered that the book seemed to be a parallel her life in so many ways. Perhaps the ending was so underwhelming because she felt too connected to Imfemlu and wasn't sure how she wanted the story to end. I also found the inclusion of the blog posts annoying but I understand why they were included. They were just so different from the authors style of writing that I didn't like it when I had to read one... Another observation (which was pointed out to me in other reviews) was that it seemed to be a bit of America bashing. Understandably there should have been, but it was sprinkled amongst most of the experiences Imfemlu had and made her character bitter, even when things started to go right for her. I have certainly added more of Adichie's titles to my TBR because of this book