6.97k reviews for:

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

3.68 AVERAGE

mattdoesntread's review against another edition

3.5

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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why did we not read this at school, yet i can quote the vapid carol ann duffy

bkclub4one's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaosi's review against another edition

3.0

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pinecone60's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Insightful - took a while to get into it but definitely worth persevering- really sad insight into consequences of colonialism.

maozeydong's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laneyancey's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

taylorrhartsock's review against another edition

5.0

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I love this book! I've read it twice for school and each time I find myself hating colonization more and more.

alexand_erleon's review against another edition

5.0

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Such impossibly good storytelling, I was captivated and moved in ways I haven’t been by a story in a long while. So glad this was my first read of 2024.

icantakeitlikeamanda's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

iamdeniskarenzi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes