The Thing Around Your Neck contains twelve dazzling stories in which Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie turns her penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.

A collection of short stories that, much like the novel Half of a Yellow Sun by the same author, explores what makes people different from each other, and the inequalities that follow from that. This book is almost shivering with what it wants to tell the world, at least that's how I feel about it since I liked it so much, it's such an important book!

I read this book in 2010 and it was the best book I read that year, it made a huge impression on me.

Happy birthday! :)

Thank you very much, VictoriaWagtail, for sharing this book with me. I am looking forward to reading it very much, especially after your review / JE.

I'll keep you informed as to what I think of it :-)

A very intriguing book!
Usually with short stories I have the feeling that there are pieces missing, or, that I want more of it. With these stories I had neither. For some reason they were to the point, with nothing superfluous, but also nothing lacking. I liked the stories.

For a reader who's not very fond of Africa (writers and stories set there) tihs was a pleasant discovery. Human emotions, bonds and ties are everywhere and, although maybe expressed differently, the core is still the same.

I'm not sure why the book is called 'The Tinhg around Your Neck' apart from maybe the catching line. From the book this was the story I liked the least...

The one I liked the best was The Headstrong Historian, closely followed by Cell One.

Thanks again for sharing: this was my first book by this Nigerian author. Gave me a taste for more...

This book is now on its way to the winner of the 'authors from unusual countries' sweepstake.
Congratulations on winning!! I hope you enjoy this book :-)

Happy BookCrossing!

Wow, seems I won a sweepstake :o) Thanks for sharing this book!