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What Members Thought
This is the first book of the The African Trilogy and I really liked it. "Arrow of God" to be read next.
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Apr 01, 2008
Nadine in NY Jones
rated it
it was amazing
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There is no story that is not true. ... The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.
This was a re-read for me, because my 9th grader will be reading it for her English class, and I wanted to refresh my memory, since the last time I read it was (approximately) 1990-1993.
This book didn't really benefit from a re-read. The first time I read it, I had never before read a Nigerian author, and I learned a lot. I was fascinated, even enchanted, by the diffe ...more
A rather sad book since Okonkwo is so stubborn, never learns or grows. The killing of the boy that lived with the family was very disturbing.
Nov 23, 2008
Jennifer
marked it as could-not-finish
Apr 09, 2009
Christian
marked it as læse-liste
Mar 06, 2010
Heather
marked it as to-read
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Feb 07, 2014
Debra Harrison
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