No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

170 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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"Obi Okonkwo is an Ibo from Eastern Nigeria, a promising representative of his generation, the bright boy of his village who returns from his studies in England to try to live up to the expectations of his family and his tribe and at the same time...

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Moods

reflective 66%
sad 43%
challenging 38%
emotional 34%
informative 28%
dark 26%
tense 18%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 22%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | No: 25% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

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3.74

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