The crux of the book is the love story of Ifemelu and Obinze who grow up in Nigeria. They fall in love, but their life splits path when Ifemelu gets her student visa and leaves for America. Obinze ends up going to UK and lives the life of an undocumented immigrant.
The powerful parts in the book are the experiences of Ifemelu as a Non-American Black immigrant in America and struggles of Obinze as an undocumented immigrant in London. Ifemelu struggles in finding her way, navigating through the culture in America, while trying not to lose her identity. She starts a blog, writing about her experiences as a non-american black, feeling the weight of her race for the first time, which she didn't have to care about back home in Nigeria. Obinze meanwhile goes through perilous life of an undocumented, in London. The book has many characters across US, UK and Nigeria, adding depth and dimension.
Ifemelu and Obinze eventually meet back in Nigeria and contemplate a future together, each changed by their own experiences, but still in love with each other.
Adichie's insights and her immense command in putting them to words, unapologetically and genuinely was brilliant. This is probably the most imposing contemporary immigrant story I have read.
The powerful parts in the book are the experiences of Ifemelu as a Non-American Black immigrant in America and struggles of Obinze as an undocumented immigrant in London. Ifemelu struggles in finding her way, navigating through the culture in America, while trying not to lose her identity. She starts a blog, writing about her experiences as a non-american black, feeling the weight of her race for the first time, which she didn't have to care about back home in Nigeria. Obinze meanwhile goes through perilous life of an undocumented, in London. The book has many characters across US, UK and Nigeria, adding depth and dimension.
Ifemelu and Obinze eventually meet back in Nigeria and contemplate a future together, each changed by their own experiences, but still in love with each other.
Adichie's insights and her immense command in putting them to words, unapologetically and genuinely was brilliant. This is probably the most imposing contemporary immigrant story I have read.
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