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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
jordi's review against another edition
3.0
Me gustaron especialmente los poemas de la guerra. Supongo que son los mas impactantes.
Algunos de los otros, he de reconocer que no los comprendi demasiado bien, quiza no los lei con el detenimiento adecuado (cambiando estaciones en el tren...)
En general, interesantes pero no me han llamado demasiado.
Algunos de los otros, he de reconocer que no los comprendi demasiado bien, quiza no los lei con el detenimiento adecuado (cambiando estaciones en el tren...)
En general, interesantes pero no me han llamado demasiado.
sydsnot71's review against another edition
4.0
I've read two of Achebe's novels - Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah - and had been wanting to read some of his poetry since. Thanks to Acton Library's surprisingly good poetry section I managed to get my grubby little protuberances on this.
It's a fine collection, with an amusing introduction and some notes to help you find your way around some of the references within the poems. There are poems about love, war and Gods (or God). The 'Poems About War' section focuses on events in and around Biafra. There's darkness here. And anger.
There are too many good poems in here for me to mention individually but I really loved 'Vultures' and 'Beware Soul Brothers' and 'A Wake For Okigbo'
Well worth a read.
It's a fine collection, with an amusing introduction and some notes to help you find your way around some of the references within the poems. There are poems about love, war and Gods (or God). The 'Poems About War' section focuses on events in and around Biafra. There's darkness here. And anger.
There are too many good poems in here for me to mention individually but I really loved 'Vultures' and 'Beware Soul Brothers' and 'A Wake For Okigbo'
Well worth a read.
idajoh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I think the poems about war and colonization were particularly good! The rest seemed deeply interlaced with Nigerian/Igbo culture, which I don't have a clear grasp of
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I love the voice of this author - initially in his prose and was so excited to find his poetry.
readwithkapz's review against another edition
3.0
‘Collected Poems’ by Chinua Achebe
Book review:
This collection of poetry is divided into four sections: ‘Prologue, Poems about War, Poems not about War and Epilogue’.
I’ve heard a lot of really good things about Chinua Achebe and his previous novels.
With that being said, I felt underwhelmed with this. I don’t know if it’s because this is the first piece of work I’ve read by Chinua Achebe or that I didn’t appreciate the contextual background behind the poems.
At first read, I didn’t feel moved by these collection of poems. I think I may have to read other novels and then come back to this one to really value it.
Book review:
This collection of poetry is divided into four sections: ‘Prologue, Poems about War, Poems not about War and Epilogue’.
I’ve heard a lot of really good things about Chinua Achebe and his previous novels.
With that being said, I felt underwhelmed with this. I don’t know if it’s because this is the first piece of work I’ve read by Chinua Achebe or that I didn’t appreciate the contextual background behind the poems.
At first read, I didn’t feel moved by these collection of poems. I think I may have to read other novels and then come back to this one to really value it.
blueskygreentreesyellowsun's review against another edition
2.0
I don't think I like poetry very much.