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Height of fiction.
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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I was terrified to read this story because I was afraid I wouldn't understand the chracters. But, it is because of this book that I can start to understand what being black can mean in this country and in other countries. Being able to see some of the absurdities of my culture through an immigrant's eyes was valuable and the story of Ifemelu and Obinze was quite lovely and compelling.
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