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The Shivering
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection
On the day a plane crashed in Nigeria, Ukamaka lets into her apartment a neighbor in a Princeton sweatshirt she’d never met before to keep her company and pray. United in a common loss, Ukamaka is glad to have someone she can confide in about her home, her ex-boyfriend, her life as a graduate student in the United States, and her ambitions. But, in her eagerness to discover a new friend in Chinedu, Ukamaka is slow to realize the tragic and desperate secrets he is protecting from her.
In this poignant, stirring short depicting the solitary lives that immigrants face in the United States, acclaimed author of Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates faith and the fragile ties that can grant salvation.
An ebook short.
On the day a plane crashed in Nigeria, Ukamaka lets into her apartment a neighbor in a Princeton sweatshirt she’d never met before to keep her company and pray. United in a common loss, Ukamaka is glad to have someone she can confide in about her home, her ex-boyfriend, her life as a graduate student in the United States, and her ambitions. But, in her eagerness to discover a new friend in Chinedu, Ukamaka is slow to realize the tragic and desperate secrets he is protecting from her.
In this poignant, stirring short depicting the solitary lives that immigrants face in the United States, acclaimed author of Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates faith and the fragile ties that can grant salvation.
An ebook short.
34 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
131 books48.8k followersCHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize; Half of a Yellow Sun, which was the recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction “Best of the Best” award; Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father, Notes on Grief, and Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, a children’s book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
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May 7, 2021
Another stupid ad! I just want to open my Kindle in peace; get to my book pronto. But no, staring me in my face is a gross, buff guy on the cover of some B-book for sale. I have to look at it before I can swipe right to get to my book. Can’t I just bypass this dumb ad, please? But wait, this time there’s not a muscle man; it’s a plain book cover. This grabs my attention and I see that the author is Adichie. Hot diggety! My book can wait a sec. I need to check this out….
Adichie and I have a strange relationship. I pretty much hated her beloved Americanah, but for some reason was still curious about Half of a Yellow Sun. (Sigh, it hasn’t made its way to the top of my queue yet.) And then came Zikora, a fabulous short story that I found in 2020. I suddenly loved this author. And here, looking straight at me, was another short story by Adichie. Of course I couldn’t resist. This story, called The Shivering, didn’t make me shiver, but it did make me twitch a little with glee.
Which is weird because the book is about faith. Those of you who know me know that religion always sends me running in the other direction. Here, there is god talk both at the beginning and at the end of the story. But I didn’t care about the two pieces of faith-ful bread holding this sandwich together. As is often true of sandwiches, it’s the stuff in the middle that’s the good part. I feel a little funny because religion IS a big part of story and theme. People who love spirituality will love this and get so much out of it. But I’m here to tell you, you don’t have to be religious to like this story.
The little gem is about a Nigerian woman who one day opens her door to a Nigerian neighbor man, both of them concerned about a plane crash that has just happened in Africa. They are both immigrants in America and they become friends. They talk about god (yes, my eyes were rolling right at the start) but then they get into regular conversations as he continues to drop by. Mostly they talk about their past loves. Being strangers allows them to be open—there’s a certain safety in it.
Adichie has a way of making her characters and their dialogue fascinating and unique, even though on the surface all is ordinary. She knows how to do relationships. Although the story is short, the characters’ friendship is complex and nuanced. You feel like you know the characters—they are vivid and believable—and you do not want to leave their conversation no matter what. There’s both tension and warmth. There are also undercurrents, a secret, and foreshadowing. All yummy stuff.
If the main theme is religion and I give the story 4 stars, you know how much it charmed me. It has the depth and power of a novel, without the page count. Adichie is a gifted storyteller. Fans of Adichie won’t be disappointed, and newbies might just become members of her fan club. Right now, it’s just $.99 on Kindle.
Adichie and I have a strange relationship. I pretty much hated her beloved Americanah, but for some reason was still curious about Half of a Yellow Sun. (Sigh, it hasn’t made its way to the top of my queue yet.) And then came Zikora, a fabulous short story that I found in 2020. I suddenly loved this author. And here, looking straight at me, was another short story by Adichie. Of course I couldn’t resist. This story, called The Shivering, didn’t make me shiver, but it did make me twitch a little with glee.
Which is weird because the book is about faith. Those of you who know me know that religion always sends me running in the other direction. Here, there is god talk both at the beginning and at the end of the story. But I didn’t care about the two pieces of faith-ful bread holding this sandwich together. As is often true of sandwiches, it’s the stuff in the middle that’s the good part. I feel a little funny because religion IS a big part of story and theme. People who love spirituality will love this and get so much out of it. But I’m here to tell you, you don’t have to be religious to like this story.
The little gem is about a Nigerian woman who one day opens her door to a Nigerian neighbor man, both of them concerned about a plane crash that has just happened in Africa. They are both immigrants in America and they become friends. They talk about god (yes, my eyes were rolling right at the start) but then they get into regular conversations as he continues to drop by. Mostly they talk about their past loves. Being strangers allows them to be open—there’s a certain safety in it.
Adichie has a way of making her characters and their dialogue fascinating and unique, even though on the surface all is ordinary. She knows how to do relationships. Although the story is short, the characters’ friendship is complex and nuanced. You feel like you know the characters—they are vivid and believable—and you do not want to leave their conversation no matter what. There’s both tension and warmth. There are also undercurrents, a secret, and foreshadowing. All yummy stuff.
If the main theme is religion and I give the story 4 stars, you know how much it charmed me. It has the depth and power of a novel, without the page count. Adichie is a gifted storyteller. Fans of Adichie won’t be disappointed, and newbies might just become members of her fan club. Right now, it’s just $.99 on Kindle.
December 25, 2020
How can you love somebody and yet want to manage the amount of happiness that person is allowed?
The Shivering
by Chimamanda Ngozi
Another winner by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Another gem o f a short story.
I don't even want to say what this is about. I went into it knowing little. Her short stories can always be counted on to be good. If you like her work....just dive in!
The protagonist in this story touched me. She asks many of the same questions I've asked. I've often felt funny or even odd for asking them. I never get any answers either but then again I suppose...maybe we're not supposed to.
This book has a spiritual element that makes it stand apart and I suspect I have already given stuff away. You do not have to be religious or spiritual to adore this. I am not religious but I like to think I have become more spiritual. There are times though when I don't believe. When I question. I suppose that's normal. But often I feel guilty like I am not supposed to.
The conversations in this short but deeply meaningful story echo many conversations I have had with people and ones I suspect you might have. That is its appeal. That and the fact that this woman can make poetry with words.
So give it a try. Good things come in small packages an d although this is short, its depth is not lessened in the slightest.
The Shivering
by Chimamanda Ngozi
Another winner by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Another gem o f a short story.
I don't even want to say what this is about. I went into it knowing little. Her short stories can always be counted on to be good. If you like her work....just dive in!
The protagonist in this story touched me. She asks many of the same questions I've asked. I've often felt funny or even odd for asking them. I never get any answers either but then again I suppose...maybe we're not supposed to.
This book has a spiritual element that makes it stand apart and I suspect I have already given stuff away. You do not have to be religious or spiritual to adore this. I am not religious but I like to think I have become more spiritual. There are times though when I don't believe. When I question. I suppose that's normal. But often I feel guilty like I am not supposed to.
The conversations in this short but deeply meaningful story echo many conversations I have had with people and ones I suspect you might have. That is its appeal. That and the fact that this woman can make poetry with words.
So give it a try. Good things come in small packages an d although this is short, its depth is not lessened in the slightest.
June 5, 2021
’On the day a plane crashed in Nigeria, the same day the Nigerian first lady died, somebody knocked loudly on Ukamaka’s door in Princeton.’
This is how this short story begins, Ukamaka opens the door to find one of the other apartment dwellers that she’s never met, he’s come to share the time with this fellow Nigerian, it is a bond that will come to unite them. They are both waiting, searching for news of those they love, or loved. She refreshes her online searches over and over while waiting, hoping, praying for news.
’It wasn’t a crisis of faith. Church suddenly became like Father Christmas, something that you never question when you are a child but when you become an adult you realize that the man in that Father Christmas costume is actually your neighbor from down the street.’
A friendship of sorts develops, she will eventually see him as someone that she can confide in, someone to tell her stories to, and someone who shares a sense of faith and prayer, if not the same faith.
This is a many layered story, sharing a story that is easily relatable for all. The way a relationship evolves, sharing our personal stories which leads to others sharing theirs, as well. Over time the stories lead to more sharing, more stories, much the way a garden fills in slowly, beautifully, over time with tender care.
Many thanks to my friend Debbie for her lovely review which prompted me to read this. Her review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
November 27, 2018
This short story was just so-so. It had potential to be a pick, but it fell short, and the story, while compelling, felt unfinished.
Amazon synopsis blurb: “In this poignant, stirring short depicting the solitary lives that immigrants face in the US, acclaimed author... Chimamanda Ngozi #Adichie celebrates faith and the fragile ties that can grant salvation. An ebook short.” -Amazon
Amazon synopsis blurb: “In this poignant, stirring short depicting the solitary lives that immigrants face in the US, acclaimed author... Chimamanda Ngozi #Adichie celebrates faith and the fragile ties that can grant salvation. An ebook short.” -Amazon
May 1, 2017
Una historia sobre una mujer nigeriana viviendo en USA que es dejada por su pareja y se encuentra con una nueva amistad donde se plantea su anterior relación, su religión, y otros temas.
No me gustó tanto como el ensayo "We should all be Feminist" pero integra las ideas feministas que tiene en esta historia corta y agrega la cuestión de la fe y la religión también.
Me gustaría leer otro ensayo de ella.
No me gustó tanto como el ensayo "We should all be Feminist" pero integra las ideas feministas que tiene en esta historia corta y agrega la cuestión de la fe y la religión también.
Me gustaría leer otro ensayo de ella.
February 19, 2019
Well, I didn't quite enjoy it or understand the purpose of this story.
June 16, 2020
While waiting anxiously for possible bad news, Ukamaka, a college student, responds in a somewhat unusual manner for her to a stranger knocking on her apartment door. Normally she would turn them away, but because of his being from her home country, his spiritual leanings in line with those of others in her life with whom she associates safety (interesting that it wasn't because it was in line with her beliefs which have faded as she has left home), and a human ache not to be alone as this particular news hangs in the air unknown, unrevealed - she lets him in her home. His name is Chinedu. He wants to pray by holding hands and closing the space between them. Uncomfortable. Awkward. But she does it. It lasts too long.
Have you ever felt "the Spirit"? In your life have you come to recognize moments when God (he/she/they/it) - or who/whatever you have come to accept as a Higher Power - "speaks" to you? When you know something is being communicated to you and you understand that communication, if not fully, then at least in part? For some it is words, directions one "hears" internally. For some it is an overwarmth that spreads in their core. For others, vibrations up and down their bodies - like goosebumps or shivers. Maybe it's as simple as a firm - beyond firm! - conviction or answer that wasn't there the second before. For many there are tears, unbidden. Such internal events are followed by a snake knot of second-guessing: ?did that really happen and really come from who I think it came from??????
Ukamaka has had this happen to her many years previous, and doubted it. But believed it. But. . .was it heaven sent? As she stands there, with Chinedu, she has an inner dialog that is castigating her - as we all would - this stranger needs to go! Too much is being taken for granted. . .and in the middle of this a shivering overtakes her. . .as it did many years before. ?!
There has been a place within me waiting for this story. It found its place and nestled in. This one is for re-reading, re-interpreting, and comparing and contrasting with my own internal weather from time to time.
4.5 stars (too short! I wanted the rest of the tale. . . .but maybe that is exactly the point.)
Have you ever felt "the Spirit"? In your life have you come to recognize moments when God (he/she/they/it) - or who/whatever you have come to accept as a Higher Power - "speaks" to you? When you know something is being communicated to you and you understand that communication, if not fully, then at least in part? For some it is words, directions one "hears" internally. For some it is an overwarmth that spreads in their core. For others, vibrations up and down their bodies - like goosebumps or shivers. Maybe it's as simple as a firm - beyond firm! - conviction or answer that wasn't there the second before. For many there are tears, unbidden. Such internal events are followed by a snake knot of second-guessing: ?did that really happen and really come from who I think it came from??????
Ukamaka has had this happen to her many years previous, and doubted it. But believed it. But. . .was it heaven sent? As she stands there, with Chinedu, she has an inner dialog that is castigating her - as we all would - this stranger needs to go! Too much is being taken for granted. . .and in the middle of this a shivering overtakes her. . .as it did many years before. ?!
There has been a place within me waiting for this story. It found its place and nestled in. This one is for re-reading, re-interpreting, and comparing and contrasting with my own internal weather from time to time.
4.5 stars (too short! I wanted the rest of the tale. . . .but maybe that is exactly the point.)
May 26, 2021
This is a short story that follows Ukamaka starting on the day the former first lady of Nigeria, Stella Abebe Obasanjo died, 23 October 2005 which also was the same day Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed. Ukamaka was so afraid that her now ex-boyfriend was on the flight. Until she opened her door to another Nigeria was happened to be living in the apartment complex and was wearing a Princeton shirt. They prayed together and that was the start of their friendship. This story encapsulates the lives of immigrants in the United States and their hopes and aspiration.
Reading this story just takes me back to when this happened. I remember it so clearly even though I was only about 8 when it happened. The whole country was gloomy. I mean there were rumours that the first lady died because of a tummy tuck which means she could afford to go spend so much money while a plane crashed because of the failure of the airline company to provide key safety information to their pilots. This even led to the United States FAA criticising the FAAN for failure to enforce safety regulations. I mean it could have been avoiding and claims were that the National company was unable to get funds from the government. So you can understand the public outrage on this day when the evidence of corruption was plain for everyone to see.
Reading this story just takes me back to when this happened. I remember it so clearly even though I was only about 8 when it happened. The whole country was gloomy. I mean there were rumours that the first lady died because of a tummy tuck which means she could afford to go spend so much money while a plane crashed because of the failure of the airline company to provide key safety information to their pilots. This even led to the United States FAA criticising the FAAN for failure to enforce safety regulations. I mean it could have been avoiding and claims were that the National company was unable to get funds from the government. So you can understand the public outrage on this day when the evidence of corruption was plain for everyone to see.
April 3, 2018
This is a quietly beautiful story.
March 5, 2017
This is my first time reading this author. I enjoyed the subtle religious element in this short story. Being raised Catholic, I related well to it. I'm looking forward to reading all of her work.
December 5, 2018
So conflicted about this. On the one hand, I didn't like it, but on the other I still wanna read more by her?
September 14, 2020
Eh was just fine
December 9, 2022
Another great read
I have read several short stories by this author and I enjoyed them all. She has a style of writing I love.
I have read several short stories by this author and I enjoyed them all. She has a style of writing I love.
February 2, 2023
oh, i really liked her style! wish this was longer, but i will for sure check more of her writing out.
December 24, 2017
Charming book, particularly at our period in time.
June 17, 2021
Innately Adichie
Ukamaka gets a knock on her door the same day the plane her boyfriend is on goes down. The person knocking is a resident in the apartment building who she's never seen before. He also is Nigerian and asks If he can come in to pray with her. And so a relationship begins.
For such a short story Ms Adichie packs in and address so many issues: Nigerian diaspora, loss & grieving, religion & spiritualism and touching on being gay.
If you haven't read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie before this is the story to start with for her Fiction books. Chimamanda makes the reader feel as if she's having a conversation with them. At the same time it reads like a storytelling, invoking visions of people gathered 'round with food and drinks as the story is told. And because it is a short story I imagine people gathering again begging Ms Adichie to hear more about the characters. But to gain a better appreciation for her work read one of her novels, any of them as I haven't yet one that wasn't excellent. The only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars rather than 5 is because I want more.
Ukamaka gets a knock on her door the same day the plane her boyfriend is on goes down. The person knocking is a resident in the apartment building who she's never seen before. He also is Nigerian and asks If he can come in to pray with her. And so a relationship begins.
For such a short story Ms Adichie packs in and address so many issues: Nigerian diaspora, loss & grieving, religion & spiritualism and touching on being gay.
If you haven't read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie before this is the story to start with for her Fiction books. Chimamanda makes the reader feel as if she's having a conversation with them. At the same time it reads like a storytelling, invoking visions of people gathered 'round with food and drinks as the story is told. And because it is a short story I imagine people gathering again begging Ms Adichie to hear more about the characters. But to gain a better appreciation for her work read one of her novels, any of them as I haven't yet one that wasn't excellent. The only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars rather than 5 is because I want more.
October 1, 2024
TW: possesiveness, death
"On the day a plane crashed in Nigeria, the same day the Nigerian first lady died, somebody knocked loudly on Ukamaka’s door in Princeton"
I felt the ending was too abrupt; I really wanted the story to continue after the church visit. I absolutely loved Chinedu! He was hilarious, and I honestly couldn’t tell he was gay. His thoughts on God were so genuine, and I found myself agreeing with him multiple times. As for Udenna and Abidemi, I hope they face the worst! May they suffer for their actions, and may Satan keep them hungry for days! LOL.
I found it both engaging and hilarious; I enjoyed it immensely. I think short stories should ideally be 100 pages or less if they're focused on a single narrative rather than multiple stories within the same book.
"Everybody has a crises of faith its normal"
"On the day a plane crashed in Nigeria, the same day the Nigerian first lady died, somebody knocked loudly on Ukamaka’s door in Princeton"
I felt the ending was too abrupt; I really wanted the story to continue after the church visit. I absolutely loved Chinedu! He was hilarious, and I honestly couldn’t tell he was gay. His thoughts on God were so genuine, and I found myself agreeing with him multiple times. As for Udenna and Abidemi, I hope they face the worst! May they suffer for their actions, and may Satan keep them hungry for days! LOL.
I found it both engaging and hilarious; I enjoyed it immensely. I think short stories should ideally be 100 pages or less if they're focused on a single narrative rather than multiple stories within the same book.
"Everybody has a crises of faith its normal"
December 30, 2024
Another beautifully written short story by this author that I grow to cherish for her story-telling more and more after each read.
This story touches on love, heartbreak, same-sex relationships, arranged marriage, immigration and religion — the overarching theme being that one must have faith in God (regardless of the specific religion being practiced/believed in).
This story reminds us that sometimes the best people we meet are by chance, despite that not being what the author was necessarily trying to directly convey to the readers. It stood out to me.
Really recommend this short 20-30 minute read. I sense I will remember this story the rest of my life.
I didn’t give it 5 stars only because I wanted more. There was too much unknown left for me, but I nonetheless recommend the read.
This story touches on love, heartbreak, same-sex relationships, arranged marriage, immigration and religion — the overarching theme being that one must have faith in God (regardless of the specific religion being practiced/believed in).
This story reminds us that sometimes the best people we meet are by chance, despite that not being what the author was necessarily trying to directly convey to the readers. It stood out to me.
Really recommend this short 20-30 minute read. I sense I will remember this story the rest of my life.
I didn’t give it 5 stars only because I wanted more. There was too much unknown left for me, but I nonetheless recommend the read.
July 11, 2021
É Chimamanda né? Então você já sabe que é bem escrito.
The shivering é um conto longo e muito bem escrito que vai falar sobre a solidão do imigrante. O conto suscita algumas reflexões profundas e traz passagens marcantes sobre questionamentos a respeito da vida, amor e fé. As duas personagens principais são bastante religiosas, então o "fervor religioso" está presente, mas sem fanatismos, até a fé das personagens servem para trazer indignações e fazer a narrativa avançar.
Apesar de muito bom, achei o final abrupto e aberto. O fato de ser um conto não justifica a interrupção narrativa que, para mim, cortou repentinamente o fluxo da leitura. Mesmo assim recomendo.
The shivering é um conto longo e muito bem escrito que vai falar sobre a solidão do imigrante. O conto suscita algumas reflexões profundas e traz passagens marcantes sobre questionamentos a respeito da vida, amor e fé. As duas personagens principais são bastante religiosas, então o "fervor religioso" está presente, mas sem fanatismos, até a fé das personagens servem para trazer indignações e fazer a narrativa avançar.
Apesar de muito bom, achei o final abrupto e aberto. O fato de ser um conto não justifica a interrupção narrativa que, para mim, cortou repentinamente o fluxo da leitura. Mesmo assim recomendo.
August 4, 2024
The Shivering by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a well-written short story that reminded me of how I reacted to lost relationships earlier in my life enough to create a mild level of discomfort with Ukamaka's oblivious obsession with her ex while not fully seeing Chinedu after his offer of friendship. Adichie writes about human interactions with an ease that feels universal yet somehow also very specific. There's an undercurrent of religious ideology that works in the story but also feels a bit strange somehow. Overall, The Shivering is worth reading with its insights into how people's assumptions and expectations influence their interactions with one another.
September 18, 2021
a great short story about two people trying to find themselves.
I really enjoyed this story. I thought how the two main characters came together to become friends was very empowering. Also it does teach you that everyone is golf through something and you cannot just look at your own problems and think the whole world revolves around what is going on in your life especially because for some people there are much higher stakes.
I really enjoyed this story. I thought how the two main characters came together to become friends was very empowering. Also it does teach you that everyone is golf through something and you cannot just look at your own problems and think the whole world revolves around what is going on in your life especially because for some people there are much higher stakes.
November 5, 2018
Wonderful short story. Well-written, relatable, and the only flaw is that the story is so short. I actually want more! A novella would be perfect.
And yet, the story is self-contained well enough that I cannot, in good faith, ask for more. The two lead characters' relationship is beautifully realized in the short time-frame the story takes to read.
And yet, the story is self-contained well enough that I cannot, in good faith, ask for more. The two lead characters' relationship is beautifully realized in the short time-frame the story takes to read.
December 22, 2020
Feels Unfinished
I liked the story, the friendship and how it developed. The revelations that every country has social snobs... but the story is unfinished and therefore, unsatisfying.
“There is too much iniquity in our country,” Chinedu said, getting up. “Too much corruption. Too many things that we have to pray about.”
This is the case everywhere!
I liked the story, the friendship and how it developed. The revelations that every country has social snobs... but the story is unfinished and therefore, unsatisfying.
“There is too much iniquity in our country,” Chinedu said, getting up. “Too much corruption. Too many things that we have to pray about.”
This is the case everywhere!
December 27, 2020
Amazon sent me an email thinking I would like to read The Shivering by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie since I loved her earlier short story, Zikora. And Amazon was right. It was a short, but powerful, exploration into unexpected friendships, unhealthy relationships, religion and the tentativeness of the future.
January 4, 2022
A story of two West Africans living abroad brought together by the breaking news a devastating tragedy back home. Chinedu, a staunch Christian gay man and Umakaka a heathen lady scholar. Both discover what they share in common as they suddenly start spending time together. The story has two pertinent themes, faith & narcissism. Of course not forgetting the beautiful Chimamanda prose.
September 5, 2024
a v good short and easy read to get me out of my reading slump
“something about the way chinedu said his name, abidemi, made ukamaka think of gently pressing on a sore muscle, the kind of self inflicted ache that is satisfying” - the poeticism of heartbreak is something I will always find interesting, I wonder why we do that
“something about the way chinedu said his name, abidemi, made ukamaka think of gently pressing on a sore muscle, the kind of self inflicted ache that is satisfying” - the poeticism of heartbreak is something I will always find interesting, I wonder why we do that
May 10, 2017
I loved this short story, about friendship, love, the immigrant experience in the U.S., and the nature of God. Wished it would have been developed into a novel; it was over too quickly; just a taste; hence four stars instead of five.
November 27, 2017
It was very interesting to read from a Nigerian perspective, how they see life and how similar/different they are from us. You enjoy the story and get the best from it learning more about how they see and deal with religion, gender roles and culture.
December 4, 2020
Moments that Lead to Understanding
When a tragedy brings two individuals together; a better understanding of relationships begin. Self reflection takes place as a result of their conversations. Each prepare for what will happen next.
When a tragedy brings two individuals together; a better understanding of relationships begin. Self reflection takes place as a result of their conversations. Each prepare for what will happen next.
December 25, 2020
Intriguing
I really enjoyed reading this short story. It casts a light on the world of undocumented immigrants from the African continent. This was a rare treat for me to read about it in depth. Adichie is a prolific writer with a gift for story telling. Well done!
I really enjoyed reading this short story. It casts a light on the world of undocumented immigrants from the African continent. This was a rare treat for me to read about it in depth. Adichie is a prolific writer with a gift for story telling. Well done!
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