A review by erin1096
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.0
3.5 ⭐
The content is incredibly heavy and worth reading for the history and perspective alone. The book follows the lives of several Nigerians in the years leading up to the declaration of Biafran independence and the war that followed. The book's graphic depictions of violence and human suffering are haunting. The story forces you to reckon with the generations of trauma imposed upon a people by the political actions of powerful nations.
This is the fourth book of Adichie's that I've read and not my favorite of them. The things that I loved about Adichie's writing the first time around are starting to feel a little monotonous as her voice rings strongly through each character in all of her books. This is not inherently a knock on this book or any of her others, but if you dislike one, you probably won't be a fan of the others. She writes a certain kind of strong, educated woman very well.
The content is incredibly heavy and worth reading for the history and perspective alone. The book follows the lives of several Nigerians in the years leading up to the declaration of Biafran independence and the war that followed. The book's graphic depictions of violence and human suffering are haunting. The story forces you to reckon with the generations of trauma imposed upon a people by the political actions of powerful nations.
This is the fourth book of Adichie's that I've read and not my favorite of them. The things that I loved about Adichie's writing the first time around are starting to feel a little monotonous as her voice rings strongly through each character in all of her books. This is not inherently a knock on this book or any of her others, but if you dislike one, you probably won't be a fan of the others. She writes a certain kind of strong, educated woman very well.