Reviews

Girls at War and Other Stories by Chinua Achebe

lynecia's review against another edition

3.0

While some of these stories possessed a charming quality, most of them seemed to end abruptly and seemed unfinished. Short stories weren't Achebe's forte, and he says as much in the introduction to this edition. I'm reading through all his work this year, and I'd put this super short collection on the low end of the scale of his works that you "must read"

temegill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

africanbookaddict's review against another edition

3.0

-> http://africanbookaddict.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/girls-at-war-and-other-stories-by-chinua-achebe/
My favorite stories were: 'The Madman' ; 'Marriage is a Private Affair' and 'Girls at War'. The other stories were meh... I don't think I enjoyed reading this short stories book. Achebe's writing style is flawless as usual, but I wasn't really interested in a lot of the stories. Meh.

davereadsstuff's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

lindseyzank's review against another edition

5.0

"Girls at War" is by far the best short story in the collection. The others are quite nice as well.

annapsxx's review against another edition

2.0

I mean... it was okay, I guess? There wasn't anything to hate or dislike, but there wasn't anything to love or like either. So... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

almostbasic's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

noella19's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A collection of short with the backdrop of the Biafra war. Sad, reflective and informative.

Achebe’s book are classics for a reason. 

idenkimifah's review against another edition

3.0

Didn't expect to be so hilarious. It's incredible how much he packs in just a few pages

dawnjune's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0