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Quality
I just cant praise this highly enough its right up there with the best books ive ever read
As such adichie deserves a great deal of credit for this carefully crafted tale which reinforces the oft quoted axiom that thos... Read More
I connected with the characters and followed their journey with trepidation and sorrow
Equally the book is broken into four nonchronological parts which add little to the narrative except to juxtapose the slow dome... Read More
Price
Olanna is in love with odenigbo an academic with strong nationalist and revolutionary leanings
Competitiveness
The book took me into a world that i had never experienced
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Unfortunately things have not really changed
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Fascinating story set in the context of the nigerian civil war
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Half of a yellow sun refers to biafras flag
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I remember seeing the news as a child at the time seeing pictures of starving children in biafra
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There was a lot of tears though so if you’re not able to handle it it’s not for you
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Educational as well as moving an emotional journey with rich characters that are flawed as well as likeable
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This was a book group read i was reluctant to start it as i have awful childhood memories of pictures on tv sad times as all war stories are
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This book needs to be listened to