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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book was set in Nigeria in the 1960s, during the Biafran civil war. It lends a human aspect to the war. While showing one specific family and the people connected to them, it also shows intimate details that "converge" into mankind as a whole and shows the effects that the war, and any war other war for that matter, has on people as a whole. The courage and losses of the family that take place throughout the novel, bring a bittersweet sadness to the ending.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved the premise of the book, learnt alot about the history of Nigeria and Biafra. The struggle for freedom and an end to tribalism and the effects of colonialism are start themes in the book. The story was gripping with olanna, odegnibo, ugwu Baby, Richard the white man and Kainene was gripping and the bittersweet ending with Kainene's continued disappearance was sad but somehow I felt like it was fitting.
It was so sad the revelation that even after the war, this one group of pple still remained oppressed and bullied by other "tribes" or "Nigerians". I felt sad for the hope Biafrans had in their victory and freedom.
As far back as the 60s the Palestinians and Sudanese cause was still being highlighted, how I wish for a free Sudan, Congo and Palestine.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET.
For the greed of man is great, I can only hold out hope for the freedom of indigenous pples around the globe.
It was so sad the revelation that even after the war, this one group of pple still remained oppressed and bullied by other "tribes" or "Nigerians". I felt sad for the hope Biafrans had in their victory and freedom.
As far back as the 60s the Palestinians and Sudanese cause was still being highlighted, how I wish for a free Sudan, Congo and Palestine.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET.
For the greed of man is great, I can only hold out hope for the freedom of indigenous pples around the globe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
This book was a bit of a disapointment...
It started really well, funny, engaging, well writen, I laughed a lot with Ugwu's antics.
But as we headed towards the part of the war, it all seemed too one-dimensional.. We didn't really get the true grasp of the war..
It started really well, funny, engaging, well writen, I laughed a lot with Ugwu's antics.
But as we headed towards the part of the war, it all seemed too one-dimensional.. We didn't really get the true grasp of the war..
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-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
Haunting and heart wrenching. An important read to learn about the Biafran-Nigerian war and post-colonial Africa. Highly recommend.
This is an important story, but the characters fell flat for me.
I would recommend going to the Nigerian civil war/Biafra wiki pages if you’re going into this book w as little knowledge as I did but it’s SO good. All of the characters were really well developed. It took me a while to understand Kainene & Richard together but it clicked later on it’s just subtle
This book was really hard. Books about Biafra include a lot of carnage and suffering, and not surprisingly the characters do some horrendous things to others and to each other. As someone with very little knowledge of Africa, it was really interesting to be immersed in Nigerian/Biafran politics, geography, cultural practices, etc.