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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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Apr 17, 2017 Georgia Carvalho rated it really liked it

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What a beautifully written and heartbreaking book. My heart broke for Olanna, Baby, and Ugwu soo many times. The suffering felt so close to home. Her writing is lyrical and touching. The reason why it was not five stars is that it felt like the pacing was off at times, and the story dragged a bit on at several points.

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Nov 20, 2012 Annie rated it really liked it

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I really like this Nigerian writer's voice, and her portrayal of the Biafra war from different perspectives (a young house boy, a middle-class female academic, and a white British writer/journalist) was passionate, riveting, and heart breaking. I knocked off half a star, however, for the somewhat lackluster ending. I will look for more works by Adiechie, and look forward to her next novel.

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Sep 07, 2018 Meghan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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