Reviews

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

mandamarrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

happylilkt's review against another edition

4.0

Beautifully written historical novel set during the 1967-1979 Nigeria-Biafra war. Adichie's writing, character development, and sense of time and place are excellent.

However, like many war-time novels, there is language, violence, etc. that are not for the young or sensitive reader. For those, this is one you will want to skip.

cara_miller's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

poetstatistician's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

h_h's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

cristinamv00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

ayoungm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

fionaengelson's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

luisina_kl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

nicole_schmidt094's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0