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4.33 AVERAGE


Dur et touchant. J'ai beaucoup appris sans avoir l'impression d'apprendre (beaucoup de temps passé sur Wikipédia pendant cette lecture). J'ai aimé comment les histoires très personnelles permettaient d'entrer dans la grande histoire. Apprécié les détails du quotidien, notamment tous les détails culinaires. J'ai aimé Kainene.
dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Kitap 1960larda, iki ayrı zamanda geçiyor. Nijerya halkının kendi içlerindeki ikilemlerini, eğitimli ve kırsal kesimde yaşayan grupların hayatlarını okuyoruz. Kitabın kırılma noktası ise 1967-1970 aralarında yaşanmış olan Nijerya İç savaşı. Bu süreçteki büyük olayları kitabın gidişatı içinde okuyoruz. Git gide kötüleşen açlığı, hijyen eksikliğini, zorlanan psikolojileri çarpıcı bir şekilde görüyoruz, yaşıyoruz.
Kendi adıma öncesinde hiç tanıdık olmadığım bir ülkenin tarihine, insan ilişkilerine, ülkedeki farklı kültürlere dair bilgi sahibi olabildiğim ve bunu duygu sömürüsünden uzak bir anlatımla okuyabildiğim için mutluyum.
Yazarın diğer kitaplarının da düzenli basımının sağlanabilmesi dileğiyle.

This is a brilliantly written book that handles difficult topics well. Note that this book is not for everyone - it has graphic violence, including sexual violence, so exercise caution when reading.


Book #7 completed for Book Riot Challenge: 'Book by an author fromAfrica' It started off pretty slow, but story increased in intensity and ended sadly beautiful. Great character development and an insight into a war I knew nothing about.

This was fascinating as I previously knew nothing of the Biafra -Nigerian war of the late '60s. I loved Ugwu and the book was well written. It was a little slow at the 40% mark but the 80-90% was hard hitting.
adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Historical, personal, and important to read. It was not an easy read as it was filled with the violence and pain of war, but it was also beautiful and life-affirming.
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes