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Things Fall Apart

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review by jankro. July 19, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Great Insight Into The Workings of a Different Culture

While reading Things fall apart I went through a gauntlet of emotions; intrigue, surprise, sadness and pity among them. I was intrigued and surprised at some of the customs and the actions of these people. The main character, Okwonko, elicits sadness and pity when one sees what becomes of this once great warrior and statesman. I would recommend this book to high school students in the same way it was introduced to me. That was the right time (grade 10 / 4th … more

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Quick Tip by dzhou64. July 12, 2010

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Loved it, terrific book that portrays the cruelty of colonialism .

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Quick Tip by runGreen08. June 24, 2010

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A good look from an aborigini's view.

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Quick Tip by zhiiscool. June 20, 2010

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amazing book.

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Quick Tip by gkuang2. June 19, 2010

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great book

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review by MindyB. June 17, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Simple, profound

I was assigned to read this novel for 2 different college courses--first for an English class and then for an African studies class. This speaks to both its literary importance and its accuracy in representing the experience of African history and culture. Both times that I read the novel, I found it to be simple and clean in its storytelling, while slowly revealing a deeper level of meaning. It is the type of book that lingers on your mind. Even now, so many years after college, it is front … more

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