Things Fall Apart: A Novel

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I completely disagree with missionaries coming in and slaughtering cultures in the name of "salvation" so, it's not a fun read for me. I read this twice for college lit and I can't stand it. It was slightly better the second time around but that didn't make me enjoy it any more.

Still it's only a fictional account, but it DOES provide a valid POV of colonialism from the colonized people's POV. This book has definitely earned the right to be called a CLASSIC. lol Hopefully, people can make sense of my ramblings here. It gives the reader a good image of what it was like to be colonized by foreign powers that have no knowledge of the culture (and I'm using anthropology's definition of culture NOT the mainstream's definition) and have NO interest in learning of it. Also shows how missionaries tend to negatively affect the culture and act as a neo-imperialist institution.

Thanks. My daughter used this book on tape when we traveled on spring break in the car for many miles. The item came very quickly and in good condition.

A book that has and will continue to impact generations The influence of the British culture on an African society and the demons of a protagonist whose definition of his being, is based on his culture. An excellent work of literature. The book takes you into Africa, in a manner that makes you want to approve of things you are against Chinua Achebe crafts such a powerful insight into a culture that has made it one of the most distributed novels of our time.

I loved this book. Despite how harsh it is, it was compelling. This book is scary. I had to read this last semester.