Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

224 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Description

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encoun...

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Moods

reflective 60%
dark 53%
challenging 47%
sad 45%
emotional 41%
tense 37%
informative 35%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 30%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 39% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5%

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3.63

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