A lot of my friends were really bothered by it. I thought Kosi was wack and I rooted for Ifemelu. I'm terrible :(

What I hated was her cursory discussion of African American culture, especially the part where she claimed that Ifem didn't like soul food. I was like you didn't like any of it? It seemed like bs cause West African food is quite similar to soul food. Also, she kept conflating white American culture with African American culture throughout the book. I felt myself cringing several times. Danticat has done a better job of identifying the distinction.