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Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love as teenagers in Nigeria, but go their separate ways during their university days because of the endless strikes. In the uncertain times following 9/11, Ifemelu goes to college in America, while Obinze tries his luck as an illegal immigrant in England. Eventually, they find themselves back in Nigeria, where they have to make some hard choices. Will they find their way back to each other or have their paths diverged too much?
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Fascinating, if flawed. Realistic-feeling insight into being an immigrant of color in the US. Having lived in Nigeria, I loved the scenes in Lagos and the verbal patterns she used (e.g., adding "o" at the end of many sentences). The blog entries about race ("I didn't know I was black until I came to America" - not exact quote) were eye-opening. However, the novel wasn't seamless - the jumps between sections and novel as a whole, blog entries and the novel as whole, were clunky - it fell apart at
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