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Beautiful writing; like poetry. A balm for my spirit.
There were elements I loved about this book, but an equal number of things that frustrated me. Let's start with the positives. The setting evoked a lot of nostalgia for me because I grew up in Enugu and holidayed in Nsukka, in the same university Kambili and Jaja stayed at, also roughly around the time the book was set. Adichie's description of the scenery and way of life was spot on and she perfectly captured the feelings I recall from back then. I always feel a sense of relief reading books wh
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This was a really good read.
This has become one of my favourite books. I loved it. It was very intense and engaging. I cried several times.
Nov 19, 2016
Sara Burke
marked it as to-read
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Joanna
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