I read this through a book club and liked it a lot more than I thought I would. The characters were very well developed and the story kept my interest. At first the multiple viewpoints were distracting but then I got used to it and ultimately enjoyed the way that each first-person account contributed to the story as a whole. 
 Another good thing about this book is it taught me something about the Nigerian/Biafran civil war, which I knew nothing about. 
 Ultimately some terrible things happen in this book, but the excellent quality of the author's writing really sucked me in. I'd recommend this book to just about anyone.