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Julianne Dunn
Apr 09, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2018-read-harder
Another great read by Adichie. The contrasting lives of Kambili and her brother Jaja at her parents home and at her aunt's is fascinating and at times heart-wrenching. She does a powerful job of describing Kambili's love/hate/fear of her father and her burgeoning independence.

It's always a good sign when you want a book to continue and I wish I knew what happened next for Kambili and Jaja. ...more
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Lianne
May 10, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kindle, fiction, international, 2018
Adichie is a such great writer -- this story just flowed and it was quite easy to fall into it. It was by turns painful, tender, hopeful, and infuriating. Kambili's voice was so innocent, young, and fearful for most of the book, and it was so interesting to watch her grow, despite the painful reasons for her growth. ...more
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Alien
Oct 09, 2012 rated it liked it
It's a very very sad story. I like it. Lots of stuff that happens don't make sense to me, but that just shows how involved I was when I was reading it. Should read Half of the Yellow Sun soon! ...more
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Brian
Aug 21, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: on-kindle
[third of three books i said I’d read in the Goodreads employee summer reading blog post :) ]

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Mar 29, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Jan 23, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Jul 10, 2013 rated it liked it
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Janani
Aug 08, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Jessica Haider
Dec 14, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jan 21, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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