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sorayasklya's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sweetbeetle's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jimbriel's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
amakaazie's review against another edition
5.0
Totally enjoyed this story about a young man Obi Okonkwo who was sent to England to study by his entire village. He comes back trying to reconcile the old way of life with his new found way of thinking.
Well written and enjoyable. I can’t believe how different it is reading a book you read as a child as an adult. I didn’t enjoy this book when I was younger and now, I can’t even remember why🤦🏾♀️... definitely recommend this book.
Well written and enjoyable. I can’t believe how different it is reading a book you read as a child as an adult. I didn’t enjoy this book when I was younger and now, I can’t even remember why🤦🏾♀️... definitely recommend this book.
daisyemmahughes's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
facheepoufsouffle's review against another edition
4.0
Really accurate tale of Africa. It's rare to find books as good as this
kcgarris's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i love the language that achebe uses to describe the emotions and struggles that obi encounters. i liked this one much more than the first, the pacing felt more coherent and it was easier to follow the story, but i wish it hadn’t ended the way that it did. although i suppose that was the point.
bub_9's review against another edition
4.0
Much of my comments about Things Fall Apart apply here, too, except I think this novel interestingly actually explores external forces rather than the predominantly internal (and surprisingly universal) ideas of the other two novels.
spam_jordz's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
misspalah's review against another edition
4.0
“The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.' But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace.”
― Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease
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After i finished reading this book, only then i discover that this is consider as a second book of African Trilogy. The first book is “Things Fall Apart” and the third book is “Arrow of God”. The story for the first 2 books was linked generationally and sharing the same themes for all 3 of them. I wish i would google first before buying it so that i can start with first book. Well, nothing can be done to change that so here is my review for the second book.
We followed the journey of Obi Okonkwo, a civil servant in the Nigerian Colonial Government. Him working at a government service is no brainer given that most of the scholars are required to pay back their student loan through their employment. Back in London, He was an ‘english major’ student (or he would prefer people to say is ‘literature’) just made his return to Nigeria in the 1950s. We can see that Obi despised everything that he saw as a standard practice in the administration especially the rampant bribery. Obi also trapped within his own tradition and his parent’s expectations when he met Clara, a Nigerian who trained to be a Nurse in. Obi wanted to marry her. He can sense her hesitation and only then discover that she is an ‘OSU’. While Obi doesn’t really care about it but Obi’s parents and his kinsmen from Umofomia made it clear to him that it cannot happen at all.OSU, in a simplest explanation simply meant outcast caste. Honestly, Obi
is not necessarily a likeable character but you can still sympathise with him. We can see how all the pressures get to him - because he was an overseas graduate - he needs to pay back his study loan and because he works in a government sector - he is expected to assist his family finance. On top of that, he was not good in managing his money and it does show in the book. Ego also got him when Clara wanted to help him but he refused saying he could managed. This is the part we saw how it contribute to the downfall of Obi - As the beginning of the story demonstrated how he was being tried in court for taking a bribe and succumb to the corrupt system despite his initial resistance and his outrage against it. Overall, this is the second book i have read by Chinua Achebe and i am in awe. He wrote about the impact of colonialism, the cultural complication such as tribal identity , the clash of religion and value in such a simple story. You can see what he’s trying to say but he did not conclude it for you, you decide it for yourself whether you agree to it or not. Overall, this is easy to read but the fact you can understand why Obi does what he does make it uneasy. I will try to find the other 2 books so that i could complete this trilogy.
― Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease
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After i finished reading this book, only then i discover that this is consider as a second book of African Trilogy. The first book is “Things Fall Apart” and the third book is “Arrow of God”. The story for the first 2 books was linked generationally and sharing the same themes for all 3 of them. I wish i would google first before buying it so that i can start with first book. Well, nothing can be done to change that so here is my review for the second book.
We followed the journey of Obi Okonkwo, a civil servant in the Nigerian Colonial Government. Him working at a government service is no brainer given that most of the scholars are required to pay back their student loan through their employment. Back in London, He was an ‘english major’ student (or he would prefer people to say is ‘literature’) just made his return to Nigeria in the 1950s. We can see that Obi despised everything that he saw as a standard practice in the administration especially the rampant bribery. Obi also trapped within his own tradition and his parent’s expectations when he met Clara, a Nigerian who trained to be a Nurse in. Obi wanted to marry her. He can sense her hesitation and only then discover that she is an ‘OSU’. While Obi doesn’t really care about it but Obi’s parents and his kinsmen from Umofomia made it clear to him that it cannot happen at all.OSU, in a simplest explanation simply meant outcast caste. Honestly, Obi
is not necessarily a likeable character but you can still sympathise with him. We can see how all the pressures get to him - because he was an overseas graduate - he needs to pay back his study loan and because he works in a government sector - he is expected to assist his family finance. On top of that, he was not good in managing his money and it does show in the book. Ego also got him when Clara wanted to help him but he refused saying he could managed. This is the part we saw how it contribute to the downfall of Obi - As the beginning of the story demonstrated how he was being tried in court for taking a bribe and succumb to the corrupt system despite his initial resistance and his outrage against it. Overall, this is the second book i have read by Chinua Achebe and i am in awe. He wrote about the impact of colonialism, the cultural complication such as tribal identity , the clash of religion and value in such a simple story. You can see what he’s trying to say but he did not conclude it for you, you decide it for yourself whether you agree to it or not. Overall, this is easy to read but the fact you can understand why Obi does what he does make it uneasy. I will try to find the other 2 books so that i could complete this trilogy.