Things Fall Apart and Related Readings by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart and Related Readings

The African Trilogy #1.5

Chinua Achebe

222 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, a...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 20 reviews

Moods

sad 100%
adventurous 50%
dark 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.6

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.