I'm Happy It's Not Just Me Falling Now.

Hey world! Three days was a pretty good streak, no? The problem is, I was reading all day Sunday and I pinky swear, blogging never once crossed my mind. And then of course it was Monday...But now I'm back after a week, and I have six books to review! I think I'm going to review either two or three of them today, and then we'll see what happens after that. Rest assured, they will all get reviewed.

So, longer ago than I'd like to admit, I finished this book called Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. It is not part of a series, but it is what some people would call "a classic." I think it was written sometime about half way through the nineteen hundreds. I'm trying to hurry, because Titanic is playing in the background, so I'm not sampling the audible, but I will give you this Amazon link as a little "parting from this paragraph" present.

Summaryish: This book is all about the life and times of the Ibo clan in Nigeria, both before and after colonization took over and destroyed the culture forever. Specifically, it's about Okonkwo, a brave and fierce warrior consumed by the fear of being seen as lazy. And, as the title hints, things definitely fall apart. Short paragraph, but it's a short book, too.

Review: At first I was thinking 'Bleh, I don't like this style, nor is the story very interesting, when will it end?' But later, I really got in to it and learned to appreciate all that was going on. Further more, I discovered that the diction was quite nice too. Liking this book is just a matter of getting used to it, and once you do, you can delve deeper and figure out what exactly this book is trying to say, because it's definitely screaming something in your ear! Figuring out the message is half the fun of reading this book! Be warned - it's not an easy read, but it's a good one.

Words to the Characters:

Okonkwo: Dude, really, it's not the end of the world if for just one moment, you...oo! The steerage dance party scene is coming on! Gotta dance...

Ikemefuna: That was fun. Anywayyyyyys, that was really sad, I'm sorry. 

Okay, see you later, I'll probably post after the sink ships. Bye for now!

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Anonymous Book Reviewer.