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Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I really enjoyed listening to this. It's a great story of the mother-daughter relationship in the African diaspora, but I feel like it applies to many people and cultures as well, especially when it comes to how women will band together in times of need for the sake of family. And motherhood is another thing that crosses generational gaps.

There was a quote I'll have to paraphrase that I really liked in the context of single mothers or mothers abandoned by their partners: "Men destroy while women are blamed for the ruins."

The audio performer did a fabulous job on this one, too!