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Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Start date: January 15, 2022

Finish date: February 15, 2022

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Why we're reading this: January 2022 selection for prize-winning book set in Africa.
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Jan 18, 2019 Kay Green rated it really liked it

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Beautifully written story of three people from different classes/backgrounds during the Civil war in Nigeria in the late 60's. I learned a lot about that time in Nigeria, but we all thought how universal these issues have become in our world: peoples of a country fighting each other over issues of land, ideology and religion. It was heartbreaking to see the personal damage this war did to families we got to know in the novel. Also i read that this was the first televised humanitarian crisis, and ...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

My favorite kind of book. I got totally lost in the characters and learned about a part of history that I didn't know much about. ...more

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Aug 14, 2021 Ellen Librarian rated it really liked it

I'd give the book 3.5 stars if I could.

I found the history and the story of the war interesting and worthwhile. The personal stories, not so much. The characters never seemed real to me and some of their decisions and behavior never made sense. ...more

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Oct 08, 2018 Camilla Cluett rated it it was amazing

Easily one of my new favorite books. I don’t think I’ll ever stop praising the imagery, symbolism, and humanity (sometimes lack thereof) portrayed by Adichie.

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