![]() Way too many names all with more vowels than you can shake a stick at and almost all of those vowels are a's and o's. I was surprised at how much I liked this novel, considering it wasn't science fiction. " I read this for a comparative lit class in college. I kept losing the story line and actually didn't finish it. " As lyrical as Things Fall Apart, but too fragmented. There isn't a plot and all the names sound the same! Learning about the culture is very interesting, and Achebe gives great examples of traditions throughout the book. " Interesting look at a Nigerian village during high colonialism. ![]() " I had struggled to read this book- maybe it was me! I loved Things Fall Apart, picked this up and I noted in the introduction it was the author's favorite. ![]() " It has the best quote that shows the difference between translation and interpretation - culturally apprpriate.I've experienced it through many years of interpreting on the job. ![]() It's a beautiful display of the triumph of the great African traditions over the so-called civilisation brought by the Europeans. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]()
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