No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

135 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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When Obi Okonkwo, grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in Things Fall Apart returns to Nigeria from England in the 1950s, his foreign education separates him from his African roots. No Longer at Ease, the third and concluding novel in Chinua Ac...

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Moods

reflective 66%
sad 44%
challenging 37%
emotional 33%
informative 27%
dark 26%
tense 19%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 23%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 27% | No: 25% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

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3.74

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