No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

148 pages • first pub 1960 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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The second book in Achebe's "African trilogy": A classic story of personal and moral struggle as well as turbulent social conflict. When Obi Okonkwo—grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in Things Fall Apart—returns to Nigeria from England in th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,043 reviews

Moods

reflective 66%
sad 43%
challenging 38%
emotional 34%
informative 27%
dark 26%
tense 18%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 22%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

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3.74

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