2018: This was a pleasant read, as is most all prose that Adichie writes, but a difficult one, as the story follows some terrible abuse at the hands of a father. I could not give this story 5 stars, as the content so distracted from the lovely way it was written, and I know Adichie can do better (and in fact, she has, please go read Americanah right now if you haven't yet). Glad I read it, I think you should too, but I think everyone should start with Americanah, which is superior in nearly all ways (seriously, go read it right now).