sassiemyk:
Sincerely speaking , OP you are dangerously on point. She writes well shaa, but I don't understand how she mixes up the slutty American lifestyles when telling a typical Nigerian story. In Half of a Yellow Sun, I am still trying to understand 1. Onyeka onwenu's smoking. 2. The random sex in the movie. 3. The woman clubbing as far back as 1960 when our women still had a sense of "womanhood". So many questions to ask her but how we go take see her now?

seguno2:
Great opinion.
I must confess that I have not bothered to read the book as I was discouraged by the title and the different reviews that I had read. This OP simply confirms that I missed nothing by not wasting my money and time to buy and read the book.

dingbang:
people did club as far back in 1960. What's so new in a random sex? Jeex. What of the girls fela kuti had sex with? U want to tell me now that they were decent? Those girls turned out to be people's mothers/grandmothers who behave so innocent now

Napoleon22:
Adichie did not set to write the book to teach morals. I think that is looking at it wholly from an African perspective. The book is intended, instead, to depict reality. However I agree with the OP as to the issue of Adichie demeaning the institution of marriage, men being seen as a means to an end and the subtle glorification of sugar daddies.

danyel09:
which girls o ?

Napoleon22:
Adichie did not set to write the book to teach morals. I think that is looking at it wholly from an African perspective. The book is intended, instead, to depict reality.

dingbang:
people did club as far back in 1960. What's so new in a random sex? Jeex. What of the girls fela kuti had sex with? U want to tell me now that they were decent? Those girls turned out to be people's mothers/grandmothers who behave so innocent now

dingbang:
dumb question...

sassiemyk:


I don't see how Biafran war relates to Onyeka onwenu's smoking habits or the 'olosho' portrayal of the typical Nigerian woman. There was no young girl in d movie that did not have random sex. Pls this is my own opinion shaa. Once again, she is a professional writer, but shud check how people like Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe etc respected our cultural heritage

sassiemyk:
Sincerely speaking , OP you are dangerously on point. She writes well shaa, but I don't understand how she mixes up the slutty American lifestyles when telling a typical Nigerian story. In Half of a Yellow Sun, I am still trying to understand 1. Onyeka onwenu's smoking. 2. The random sex in the movie. 3. The woman clubbing as far back as 1960 when our women still had a sense of "womanhood". So many questions to ask her but how we go take see her now?

TwentySeven:
Obinze a.k.a Ceiling.
People who read the book will know what I'm talking about.

seguno2:
Great opinion.
I must confess that I have not bothered to read the book as I was discouraged by the title and the different reviews that I had read. This OP simply confirms that I missed nothing by not wasting my money and time to buy and read the book.

jejemanito:

She didn't glorify no sugar daddies The novel was set in a period where CONNECTION with powers that be was the only realistic way to make it.

Honesty wasn't paying off as we cn see in Obinze's life. Nigga was forming americana with posh personality, until hunger and reality made him loyal and went to Chief with his cap between his hands. Adichie was basically being honest

If a man had to bow to the whims of Godfathers before he could make it, how do you expect the females to cope


Summary: The author told an honest and realistic story.

2scorehigh:
No way.

I think you're so far from the truth, Mr. OP.

Those of us who know Adichie know that she was telling her own personal story in that book using the character Ifemelu to present her own personal views on so many issues.

Thus, Ifemelu condemned "sugar daddyism" by not joining in it even when her friends did. If you recall, she even wondered why women will just put themselves into such a situation where men will be fulfilling their materialistic needs in exchange for sex.

Two, Adichie told you the simple truth: American grass is not that green. Even European grass too. Ifemelu had to 'work' as a 'sex worker' with the man who wants sexual massage just to earn a living. Aunty Uju was always busy reading so that she can acquire a certificate to earn a better living in America.

Racism is also still an issue because Ifemelu's life became easier only when she started dating a white boy. Obinze had to fake a marriage to become a British citizen but in the meantime he was using a fake identity to work just to survive... and look at the type of job he was even doing! Before then, Obinze was only good as a babysitter for his cousin. Can you imagine! That's the same obodo oyibo everybody is raving about!

So these thing happen. Trying to deny it or expecting the author who has also lived in America not to highlight such things is not justice.

Thirdly, like someone has already told you Mr. OP, the book is not really about morality. If you want to read a moral book, it's simple, read any publication from our Nigerian pastors or even better still, just write it!

Finally, I don't see how marriage was ridiculed. If anything, I think Adichie was simply promoting the idea that people should always marry the person they love. Simple.

Obinze married his wife who was just available. Wrong move. He was never satisfied in his marriage. Who told you Kosi is the type of woman every man will like to settle down with? C'mon, that Kosi is nothing but a bimbo! To be frank with you, I wouldn't marry Kosi myself because she can never give me what I want in a woman.

She's just a beautiful girl but she seriously lacked the ability to give her husband the type of challenge he wanted - the type his former girlfriend Ifemelu is always presenting to him. Kosi was just like our typical African women who may even be okay with the idea that their husband is having extramarital affairs... as long as he is rich and/or he is still bringing in the money!

Aunty Uju 'prostituted' her life. She chose money over love. Wrong move. Look what she got in the end. She lost her so called security in a jiffy the moment the Army general died. In fact, she had to 'escape' to avoid the wrath coming from the army general family. She also became a single mother for life. Even years later, when she tried to get a 'father' for her son, you will notice that the connection was not there with the man she was in relationship with.

danyel09:
Chimamanda is good, very good bit she's overrated. I've read all her works, I still can't compare with Chinua's "There was a country" or the great "Things fall Apart" I don't even want to delve into Soyinka, Ekwensi and the rest. She's good, very good and living the dream but overrated.

armadeo:
Op if you call James hardly chase soft porn then I can as well disregard very other thing you have said.


My opinion.

seguno2:
Great opinion.
I must confess that I have not bothered to read the book as I was discouraged by the title and the different reviews that I had read. This OP simply confirms that I missed nothing by not wasting my money and time to buy and read the book.