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    <body><![CDATA[Even though I teach and love Things Fall Apart, I have been remiss in not reading any of Achebe's other novels. I'm glad I chose this one to read next. There is much of the subtle humor and sadness here. The characters seem so modern, yet so archetypal. As with TFA, Achebe seems to perfectly frame t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66181160">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A novel about the political struggles in Africa and the common man. It explores the violence and corruption in society, and how easily we can go from being the one who speaks out against corruption, to the one embracing it as a way of life. This novel reminded me a lot of 1984, but the ending is mor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53051276">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[	A Man of the People is a delightful novel.  It is humorous and also intense.  There are two main characters, Chief Nanga and Odili.  In the beginning the reader is introduced to the Chief as Odili perceives him in hindsight. Odili describes the corruption of the post colonial government and the ove...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6748439">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In defense of so much re-reading, I'd say that when you read a book at different times in your life you read it so differently that the book itself is altered. So it's like reading it for the first time.<br/><br/>Anyone interested in the uses of power should read this book.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Chinua Achebe is among those writers mentioned early on by President Obama in his book, 'Dreams From my Father.']]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is considerably funnier than <em>Things Fall Apart</em>, but it is not as moving - it is not a tragedy. Or, at least, it is not a personal tragedy although probably any book that deals with this topic is a tragedy. It reminded me very strongly of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/574425.Xala" title="Xala by Ousmane Sembène">Xala</a> and the writing of Jonathan Swift.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45405000">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A good book that gets into Achebe's opinions concerning African politics and how it breaks down good and well intentioned people.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[About a teacher who became a politician (for the wrong reasons sometimes) and how that brought about his downfall. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very different from Things Fall Apart by Achebe.  Great commentary on politics in Africa.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Let leaders be an example to those they rule.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Chinua Achebe is a genious. I loved this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books of all time.  Am amazed by Achebe's ability to make seemingly simple language so profound.   ]]></body>
    
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