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November 2016 > Under the Udala Trees (Max's Pick- November 2016)

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Maxwell (welldonebooks) | 51 comments Mod
Discussing Chinelo Okparanta's novel Under the Udala Trees.


Britta Böhler Such a great pick, Max. I've been wanting to read this book for so long!


Robert same here!


Maxwell (welldonebooks) | 51 comments Mod
Well, I finished it already. Couldn't put it down! I loved it and have many thoughts. But I can't wait to hear what other people think so we can get the conversation started.

Is anyone currently reading it?


Britta Böhler The book is on order, hopefully arriving by the end of the week...


Robert Same as Britta. :)


Britta Böhler I finished the book last night. And I liked it, but didnt love it as much as Max did. I thought the story was engaging and touched on very important themes, but at times, I struggled with the structure of the book a bit, especially the dream sequences & the flashbacks which often occured just when the story hit a crucial point and they seem to unnecessarily slow down the plotline. And in the beginning I had some difficulties to relate to the main character.
It might also be that I compared Okparanta too much with Adichie which is a bit unfair, probably (I read Purple Hibiscus just before Udala Trees), but I felt that Adichie is the more powerful writer.


Maxwell (welldonebooks) | 51 comments Mod
Britta wrote: "I finished the book last night. And I liked it, but didnt love it as much as Max did. I thought the story was engaging and touched on very important themes, but at times, I struggled with the struc..."

Maybe I overhyped it for you :]


message 9: by Britta (last edited Nov 11, 2016 12:00PM) (new) - rated it 3 stars

Britta Böhler Maxwell wrote: "Britta wrote: "I finished the book last night. And I liked it, but didnt love it as much as Max did. I thought the story was engaging and touched on very important themes, but at times, I struggled..."

Yes, I put all the blame on you :-). But seriously, I think that I just kept comparing her to Adichie, and her like Adichie's style better. But I am planning on rereading it, because I think the book deserves a second read (without the Adichie next to it). And: I am glad you picked it, and glad I read it!!


Robert 50 pages in and I'm really liking it!!! In fact i read 5 pages before I slept and I wanted to continue so badly that I woke at 4 am.


Robert An excellent novel! I liked everything: The characters, plot, writing style. Another sterling choice!


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