A review by suvissiin
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A beautiful and heartwrenching story of Ijeoma, from her coming of age from the Nigerian civil war to her adulthood.  The conflicts between her mother, religion, Nigerian society, and her sexuality intertwined between stories from the bible, Nigerian folktales, and the udala trees paint and reflect on Ijeoma’s journey as she finds her place as a woman belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community in religiously rigid Nigerian society