I expected that I was going to like this book, but I did not think it would be as good as it turned out to be. It covers its main theme, the breakdown of traditional societies because of European intrusion and colonialism, very well. The main complaints I could see against this book would be that it...
I expected that I was going to like this book, but I did not think it would be as good as it turned out to be. It covers its main theme, the breakdown of traditional societies because of European intrusion and colonialism, very well. The main complaints I could see against this book would be that it...
The summary/description on the back of the book talks about how there are two twin dramas perfectly intertwined etc. displaying the fall of Okonkwo and the rise of the missionaries/white people, but...The book basically covers Okonkwo's random history for 80% of the book and then at the end starts t...
I found this a smooth, good read. Absorbing, well-paced, engrossing and not at all long--novella length. Sad to say, I don't as a rule expect good reads in those books upheld as modern classics, but this pulled me in. Someone who saw me reading it told me they found the style "Romper Room" and some ...
I'm okay with unlikable main characters when they are SUPPOSED to be unlikable. However, Okonkwo is supposed to be a sympathetic hero type and I just couldn't get around that. If the other, more likable, characters had bigger parts I'd have found this to be more enjoyable but Okonkwo is front and ce...
This is the last book I will ever read for school. Well, in high school, at least.Please excuse me while I take a minute to celebrate.[…]Well, this book isn’t exactly what I was expecting–but I wasn’t expecting much, so I guess that’s okay. I was speaking with my friend who is in another one of the ...
This novel was set in the Igbo homeland of Nigeria in the 1890’s describing a highly patriarchal village and its surrounding neighbours having to deal with the arrival of European missionaries.The narrative is full of words and names tricky to grasp at times and the writing style made me feel strang...
Well, this is as good as I remembered. Tight, gripping story and great characterization. Okonkwo is a terrific protagonist.Definitely seems like it's the beginning of a larger story (which, of course, it is); I'm looking forward to reading the other two books of the trilogy.A friend said he remember...
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