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jacquirobbins's review against another edition
5.0
A brilliant, brilliant book. This story of 1960s Nigeria switches back and forth between the points of view of a 13 year-old houseboy, an English would-be novelist, and the beautiful wife of a revolutionary professor, between their individual experiences and the larger events in the country, between small daily details and haunting, harrowing violence. I read it greedily and was disappointed when it was over that I hadn't savored it more.
rebeccaschmitz's review against another edition
4.0
Adichie's work is an excellent place to start if, like me before I picked this book up, you say to yourself, 'Biafra? What's Biafra?'
runekeon's review against another edition
2.0
I liked a lot of the story but parts I found tedious. The best part was the end as it felt True, and suggested a much deeper and real humanity that the book often lacked.
boronguyen's review against another edition
5.0
What a fucking book. The humanity and the attention to details are inspiring.
beccababcock's review against another edition
5.0
As beautiful as it is brutal. The characters and the relationships are rich and real. They will haunt you. Read this book.
nosaeg's review against another edition
4.0
Even though I am Nigerian, I honestly didn't know this much about the Biafran war. Writing the novel from the Biafrans' perspective was a clever choice for Chimamanda to make as one may not be sure whose side to be on. This was amazing and I hope to see the movie very soon
linka1000's review against another edition
3.0
It is beautifully written and the story is interesting, but I just couldn't get into it.
khrysweetie's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second novel I have read by this author and it was just as brilliant as the first.
I like her honest description of characters. No one is faultless or flawless and unlike many books there is no nearly perfect hero/heroine. Their human inefficiencies are wonderously plain and identifiable.
Well done... again.
I like her honest description of characters. No one is faultless or flawless and unlike many books there is no nearly perfect hero/heroine. Their human inefficiencies are wonderously plain and identifiable.
Well done... again.