A review by megannewsome
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

challenging emotional tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful but heart-wrenching story. Trulyyymy heart ached for the characters the whole time. Cultural differences between the reader and the author may play a big role in how one interprets the book; try to hold yourself back from saying "why doesn't she just ___?!" when you think things could be handled differently. There are lessons to be learned by accepting the story as presented. This book expresses the lengths one will go to for family and love, and how those efforts backfire when not communicated with the same family and loved ones.
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