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181 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679446231
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 17 October 1995
Description
Things Fall Apart tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 34,703 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
challenging 45%
sad 45%
emotional 40%
informative 37%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 39% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Suicide, Domestic abuseModerate
Murder, Violence, Child death
181 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679446231
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 17 October 1995
Description
Things Fall Apart tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 34,703 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
challenging 45%
sad 45%
emotional 40%
informative 37%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 39% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Suicide, Domestic abuseModerate
Murder, Violence, Child death