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Extraordinary. We are in the presence of greatness with this author who has only just begun her journey. I could say more, so much more, but instead will end with what reviews of all truly great novels must state. READ THIS BOOK.
From BBC Two:
Following twin sisters Olanna and Kainene as their lives take very different courses after they are swept up in the turbulence of civil war in 1960s Nigeria.
Based on the award-winning bestseller by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0791n9n ...more
Following twin sisters Olanna and Kainene as their lives take very different courses after they are swept up in the turbulence of civil war in 1960s Nigeria.
Based on the award-winning bestseller by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0791n9n ...more
I seem to be on this wave of reading about different cultures. This one takes place in Nigeria and Biafra during the late 60s and early 70s - a time of civil war. Adichie writes so well I easily visualize what is being portrayed. A tight group of people meet, interact and are affected by the war. No doubt, war is hell.
I thought this book was brilliantly written. The book is about the event that took place during the Nigeria-Biafra War in 1967 to 1970. The story starts before the war, in the early sixties, and continues on until Biafra lost the war. It talks about how ugly war is... especially in a place like Nigeria where little existed in the first place. It was so heartfelt and brought me to a verge of tearing a few times. Many people in Biafra died of starvation during the war, including many children.
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Astonishingly (? is that a word it should be a word) brilliant work. A fair critique of this very important work would include the following themes:
. loving and searing testament of a beautiful daughter to her parents who lived through the events in this book
. "If the sun refuses to rise, we will make it rise"
. quoting Moliere: "unbroken happiness is a bore. It should have ups and downs."
. The Book: The World Was Silent When We Died
. The crushing inhumanity of the UN and pacifists around the wor ...more
. loving and searing testament of a beautiful daughter to her parents who lived through the events in this book
. "If the sun refuses to rise, we will make it rise"
. quoting Moliere: "unbroken happiness is a bore. It should have ups and downs."
. The Book: The World Was Silent When We Died
. The crushing inhumanity of the UN and pacifists around the wor ...more
A dramatic story that sucks you in immediately with its power, leaving you with searing images of Nigeria's civil war.
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