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anniecase45 's review for:
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This lengthy novel was intimidating to me at the outset. I didn't know how I could possibly relate to its subject matter, knowing extremely little about African history, let alone Nigerian history. Yet Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie manages to draw in everyone who comes to her story. Half of a Yellow Sun is told through multiple perspectives - different ages, genders and ethnicity. To see the unfolding chaos through their eyes is to feel like you're there. And the author weaves in cultural and historical detail with such ease that none of it feels foreign. In many ways, this could be any county, although the author's heart is clearly in Nigeria. I loved her structure, her writing, her characters. It is a long book, but there's a feeling of great satisfaction upon finishing it. I felt like I had read a modern classic.