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Joshua O'Hara asked this question about Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1):

I am reading this book for an english assignment and was wondering if the book was boring?

Nate This novel is anything but boring. However, you have to know what there is to appreciate in it (as some people may find museums boring and not "get" P…moreThis novel is anything but boring. However, you have to know what there is to appreciate in it (as some people may find museums boring and not "get" Picasso). It may be hard for a young person who has not gone through the struggles of getting a job and establishing a home and family to appreciate this novel. For someone who has been through some of that, the first half of the novel might read like mere description of traditional customs of some foreign culture. One has to get to the second half of the novel, then one appreciates in amazement the significance of all the details in the first half. The second half of the novel is swift, page-turning, and visceral. Ultimately this is a universal story. You will feel rewarded and enthralled by the end of this amazing novel, and if you are at the right stage in life, hopefully you will gain some new perspective on your own place in society and what it is to be human.(less)

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