No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
No Longer at Ease
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Chinua Achebe
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No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

153 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Annotation After studying in Britain, Obi returns to Nigeria full of high principles. He is, however, forced to adjust his moral values and succumb to the pressures of a corrupt society. Achebe uses the 'fall' of one man, a descendent of the hero ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,052 reviews

Moods

reflective 66%
sad 43%
challenging 37%
emotional 34%
informative 28%
dark 26%
tense 19%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 23%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 28% | 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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