Things Fall Apart
Good Books rating 4.47
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- ID: 43
- Added: 2025-08-15
- Updated: 2025-09-03
- Publisher: Everyman's Library
- Published: 1992-01-01
- Reviews: 6
- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from "The Odyssey through modern literature- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index- Introductory essay by Harold Bloom
Reviews
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- It's a story about societal change, it felt very relevant to today honestly.
- The old ways dying out, new ways taking hold, and how people choose to respond.
- The novel captures the tension between tradition and change.
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- It gives us insights into how a society is impacted by colonization from their point of view.
- I recommend Things Fall Apart.
- The story is deeply reflective of societal changes and challenges due to external forces.
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- Things Fall Apart is an excellent book and an important read.
- The novel offers an answer to the problem of clashing cultures through understanding and respect.
- Without respect and flexibility, there is only death and violence.
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- Things Fall Apart is a short read, fewer than 200 pages, but the economy of the writing is one of the book's pleasures.
- Less is often more.
- The concise storytelling packs a powerful thematic punch.
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- Things Fall Apart is a ground breaking novel not only for post-colonial fiction but for the very notion of fiction itself.
- Achebe challenges the dominant narratives by foregrounding African voices and experiences.
- The novel invites readers to reconsider what fiction can do in a global and historical context.
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- Things Fall Apart is simple, honest, unbiased, and has the most powerful ending of any book I've read.
- In today's world of clashing cultures, the novel remains profoundly relevant.
- Achebe's narrative transcends time and place, engaging readers in the complexities of cultural transformation.