wow this book was stunning. Adichie's voice is clear, strong, and poignant throughout the whole book and i just loved this story. Ifemulu was a great main character to follow. from my narrow perspective, this book felt realistic and taught me a lot. there were a lot of nuanced discussions about race, politics, and class that were fascinating and incredibly well done. definitely a modern classic. my biggest qualm was the unbelievable range of characters, people still getting introduced within the last 5 pages and it just felt like weird timing and i was constantly trying to keep track of so many people. otherwise, this book was beautiful, heartbreaking, real, and hopeful. i liked it a lot.