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1.Things Fall Apart: A Novel by: Chinua Achebe September 01, 1994
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This was the absolute WORST book I've ever read in my life. My English teacher made me read it over the summer and I hated it. It's this boring hard to understand book about this guy in Nigeria just livin' his life. Then he accedentally kills this kid and is sent into excile for seven years. These people come from Europe trying to make the people more civilized and become Christians. So this guy gets mad when he comes back from exile. While they were at a meeting trying to figure out what to do, a messenger comes and the guy gets mad and shoots him. Then he goes home and hangs himself. All of that happens in the three hundred pages. It was an awful book and I would not suggest it to anyone. I wish I could give it no stars. Yeah, it was that bad.

2.No Longer at Ease by: Chinua Achebe September 16, 1994
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I read this book with great anticipation, as "Things Fall Apart" is probably one of my favourite books of all time. I was sorely disappointed, both with the poor quality of the characterisation, the glacial pace of the plot, the 50 or so pages that could have easily been left out, and the overall not-so-subtle blaming of all life's ills on the white man. Achebe gives the impression that things in Africa would've been just fine had the white man not intervened and gummed up the works. As we can see with the disasters in present day Zimbabwe and Sudan, Africa has long had its own set of problems long before British colonialism. "Things Fall Apart" was crafted so perfectly that it read like a song...a sad one, but a song nonetheless. "No Longer At Ease" repeats so many of the same ... Read More

3.A Man of the People by: Chinua Achebe December 19, 1988
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very fascinating to read how the writer has captured situations forty years ago that are still so accurate today.

4.Arrow of God by: Chinua Achebe January 01, 1989
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"Arrow of God" is another excellent novel by the world renowned Chinua Achebe. I have read this novel perhaps five times, having first read it decades ago. I still get thrilled and marvel at the ability of Chinua Achebe to tell a good story that keeps the reader wanting to read more. I have also read "Things Fall Apart" and "Man of the People", which are all excellent reading for those interested in African literature. The story is set in a traditional Igbo village in Western Nigeria where the author traces how the age old traditions that had stood the test of time were systematically eroded by colonial rule. An important lesson we learn is that we need to change with the times and be adaptive to the constant changes, otherwise we perish. This is a well written book by a remarkable author ... Read More

5.Anthills of the Savannah by: Chinua Achebe February 04, 1997
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There was no point to this book at all. I loved 'Things Fall Apart', but this book was disappointing.

6.Things Fall Apart: And Related Readings (Literature Connections) by: Chinua Achebe 1996-01
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There was no point to this book at all. I loved 'Things Fall Apart', but this book was disappointing.

7.Things Fall Apart by: Chinua Achebe 1959
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There was no point to this book at all. I loved 'Things Fall Apart', but this book was disappointing.

8.Home and Exile by: Chinua Achebe September 18, 2001
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Since the book is already well-summarized above, I'll just give my own reaction. I've read a number of Achebe's novels and one essay (the excellent critique of Heart of Darkness) and really enjoyed the "backstage" feeling of hearing the author's first person voice - an insightful and kindly voice. For me, the effect of Achebe's strong positions is heightened by the dignified presentation, and of course by the poignant and funny stories from his own life that he uses to illustrate those positions. As compared to one of my other favorite authors, James Baldwin, Achebe's writing includes less calls to action, and more explanation. For instance, even in his sharp critique of Vidiadhar Naipaul's novels, Achebe's first priority is to shine light on the processes that led to Naipul's failures of vision. I think ... Read More

9.Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays by: Chinua Achebe September 01, 1990
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I read this as part of my required summer reading for my AP English class, and I have only previously encountered Achebe's work in Things Fall Apart. This collection of essays is often thought-provoking, quite debatable, and never dull. In his opening essay on racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness, it will certainly be more interesting if you have read the novel before reading Achebe's comments. Among his other essays, he reflects on the tremendous and underrated value of literature, while also fleshing out details of his Ibo ancestry. The whole of the collection is far greater than the sum of its parts.

10.African Short Stories (AWS African Writers Series) by: Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes March 31, 1988
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This is a great collection of stories. Too often the artistic talent in Africa is overloooked because of the turmoil in some parts of the land. This book is for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the African people and their lives that one cannot get from headlines.

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