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Nadine in NY Jones
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
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Lori
Jul 13, 2014 rated it really liked it
This was a simply written story about the conflicts between tradition and change. I think the simple structure was what made the book so powerful. There was no commentary embedded into the story rather the reader follows the changing ways of the African tribe and sees how it affects the tribe members. Very interesting and an ending that none of us in book club expected.
Sarah
Jul 31, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: assigned-reading
Anthro class at Loyola.
Scott
Jul 04, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: bookclub
This was a book about the changing values in a tribe as they begin to be inundated with new technology and values brought on by missions, education and a growing generation with different values. Interesting
Haya
Jun 04, 2007 rated it really liked it
mstan
Jun 09, 2007 rated it liked it
Shelves: lit-ty, african
KC
Jun 11, 2007 rated it really liked it
Madeleine
Sep 02, 2007 rated it liked it
Summer Rae Garcia
May 29, 2008 rated it really liked it
Jayme Pendergraft
Jan 21, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: 1001, 2009
Gaelyn
Jan 21, 2009 marked it as to-read
superawesomekt
Jun 18, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Erin (NY)
Aug 17, 2009 rated it really liked it
Christina
Sep 06, 2010 rated it really liked it
Diana
Mar 14, 2011 rated it did not like it
Pamela
Apr 05, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Tania
Dec 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021-audiobooks
erin
Dec 25, 2011 marked it as to-read
Cheryl Scaccio
Mar 25, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: novel, nba
Grace
Aug 02, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kristen Iworsky
Dec 20, 2016 marked it as to-read
Holly
Jan 21, 2018 rated it really liked it
Mamin
Aug 20, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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