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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

Chinua Achebe

Start date: September 1, 2024

Finish date: October 31, 2024

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Dec 18, 2007 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-iic, read-adult-fiction, read-classics

In some ways, this was not an easy read. Achebe assumes that the reader has a certain amount of knowledge; for example, what raffia is. Though it did include a glossary in the back, it didn't include all the words I wondered about. Reading this book gave me an idea of what if must be like for people in countries very different from ours to try to read fiction written by American authors. Nevertheless, it was a fascinating book because of its very foreign quality. Achebe depicted a civilization t ...more

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Nov 25, 2007 Jeffrey Lamoureux rated it it was amazing

Shelves: african-literature

Read it twice and talk about it with other people. After my first read I considered it benign and simplistic, but rereading it and reading some of Achebe's short storie has completely changed my opinion. Achebe is a writer of incredible humanity. He's an impassioned observer: he presents his stories in all of their nuanced and often contradictory reality. His work engages reality, urging understanding and compassion. ...more

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Apr 07, 2009 Shiloh rated it it was amazing

Shelves: african-reads, finer-things, classics, historical-fiction

It is a story of a man from a Nigerian village at about the time of colonialization. A little slow starting, but well written and interesting story of their culture and challenges.

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