This is the story of
Ifemelu and Obinze who are young and in love in Nigeria. Ifemelu goes to
college in America and succeeds academically, but is forced to grapple with
what it means to be Black in America for the first time. Obinze is unable to
join her due to 9/11, but they eventually reunite 15 years later. The book alternates between their two lives
and explores how the experience of being an immigrant from Africa to the United
States is different from being an African American. The characters see
themselves through the eyes of American culture, which they had long admired,
but are surprised and confused by the disconnect between expectation and
reality. This book was incredibly fascinating as it explores our culture
through a foreigner’s eyes.
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