A review by ilseoo
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.0

This is a beautiful short story collection about life in Nigeria and life of Nigerian immigrants in America. I really liked all of the stories and I thought they all had something to them. Especially Cell One and Jumping Monkey hill left a big impression on me. I have – unfortunately- not read many works by African authors or stories set in Africa before, so I found reading this book a very eye-opening experience. I think I learned a lot while reading this. I also really loved Chimamanda’s writing and way of storytelling, therefore I’ll definitely check out some of her other works!