A review by kcgarris
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the way achebe sets up the downfall of ezeulu in the eyes of umuaro and in the last few pages of the book knocks down the dominoes that he had set up was almost visceral. when
obika dies
and thats when you can tell what’s about to happen it’s chilling knowing that the church is going to take every advantage of it.