I really enjoyed the straight forward and simple yet deep style this book was written in. Also, I liked that it was fairly short and not overly descriptive (I don't really enjoy books that pain-stakingly describe every aspect of the environment...). The different prespective and the fact that it provided a slight lesson into Igbo culture was also appreciated. Can anyone recommend other books that I might enjoy?
2006-06-20 18:47:14 · 5 answers · asked by Billy B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
hmmm. . . Chinua Achebe (sp.) wrote other books. .. look for them. But, I would suggest that you invest in other authors such as Richard Wright ("Native Son," "Black Boy Lost"), Ralph Ellison ("Invisble Man"), Frantz Fanon ("White Face, Black Mask), etc.
2006-06-20 18:53:40 · answer #1 · answered by Lian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books Like Things Fall Apart
2016-11-05 00:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. It's about an old Cuban (I think) man and his fight with a fish, and against old age. Hemingway writes pretty simply (in fact that style is often named after his work) but it fits this subject.
I think you might like this.
(And afterward see the film with Spencer Tracy!)
2006-06-20 18:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by Plain and Simple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things Fall Apart was so sad, but one of the best books I've read this year. Had to read it for an AP class, along with "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya. "Things Fall Apart" was my favorite between the two, but "Nectar in a Sieve" is very similar.
2006-06-21 06:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by manusoccer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Arrow of God", TFA's sequel by Achebe.... what else.
2006-06-20 18:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋