No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

A classic story of moral struggle in an age of turbulent social change and the final book in Chinua Achebe's The African Trilogy When Obi Okonkwo, grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in Things Fall Apart returns to Nigeria from England in the ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 670 reviews

Moods

reflective 69%
challenging 42%
sad 34%
emotional 32%
dark 28%
informative 24%
tense 20%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 21%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 26% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.75

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