Smellymouth:
Any person who had read Things Fall Apart before getting hold of Arrow of God may be tempted to think he is watching a re-run of the film of events and characters in Things Fall Apart..

But I must say, Things Fall Apart wins it..



VOTE MIMZY FOR MISS NL 2016

henroe2k2:
I give it to 'Things fall apart'

my best proverb in the book is
'Since the bird has learnt to fly without perching, the hunter has learnt to shoot without aiming'

zbone:
Arrow of God more engaging as a story for me, things fall apart, great book but a little too abstract or proverbial like someone has mentioned.

uduokirika1:
"Arrow of God is the only book i find myself reading over and over again"



-Chinua Achebe 1982

SirDavico:


Veracious!

It's in the preface to the second edition of arrow of God

pamcode:
I don't think it was okonkwo that said the above. I believe it was The eldest man in the gathering that was reprimanding him for telling another man this meeting is for men. Just because the man had no title

alorax2:
Op, to say d truth, things fall apart nails it, arrow of god is awesome too, but I jave been searching all old classi like, bottled leopard, the great pond, Efuru, etc. I realy need them, wish I know where to get them

SirDavico:


Try
www.pdfgive.net for free download and

www.amazon.com
for buy online

enieme:
I can't even remember their storylines anymore.

uduokirika1:


So. Whats d comparison all about!

Achebe had alrady told us his preference

vb0mb:
I prefer Arrow of God because its a tragicomedy.
Things fall Apart although its more proverbial but also interesting.

I still love Anthills of the Savannah.

alorax2:


Thank so much, will try it

SirDavico:


Do try it. But most of the books on pdfgive.net are essays and reviews with same title as the novels. U'll have to dig a bit deeper to unearth the actual novels.

alorax2:


I have been trying it but its not giving me the books I ask for

DIKEnaWAR:
Things Fall Apart is better because of the plot, theme and rich display of Igbo culture inherent. It told a story - our story - of the black man's struggle to maintain his independence and ways and how the whitemen forced their ways down our throat. They started by giving recognition to those rejected by the society and emboldened them to challenge the status quo. It pitted brother against brother. It brought about what we experience till date in Africa - love of the whiteman and his ways more than ours and ourselves.

Obierika, Okonkwo's friend, described it all when he said about the whiteman: "He has put a knife on what holds us together...things fall apart"

Arrow of Gods is another good story of the fight against modern and ancient. It confuses me sha, because I always feel there was no need for the god ulu to treat Ezeulu the way it did or is it that Achebe in his characteristic way of destroying his characters was in a hurry to 'deal' with Ezeulu?

Here is a man who spoke the truth and his people conspired against him. The god he served faithfully, who was already being challenged to a fight by lesser gods like Idemili and Ogwugwu decided to make a poor show of itself and disgrace its priest, thereby allowing his enemies to triumph over him.

Arrow of God holds me spell bound whenever I read it again and I have read it more than 100 times.

DIKEnaWAR:
Things Fall Apart is better because of the plot, theme and rich display of Igbo culture inherent. It told a story - our story - of the black man's struggle to maintain his independence and ways and how the whitemen forced their ways down our throat. They started by giving recognition to those rejected by the society and emboldened them to challenge the status quo. It pitted brother against brother. It brought about what we experience till date in Africa - love of the whiteman and his ways more than ours and ourselves.

Obierika, Okonkwo's friend, described it all when he said about the whiteman: "He has put a knife on what holds us together...things fall apart"

Arrow of Gods is another good story of the fight against modern and ancient. It confuses me sha, because I always feel there was no need for the god ulu to treat Ezeulu the way it did or is it that Achebe in his characteristic way of destroying his characters was in a hurry to 'deal' with Ezeulu?

Here is a man who spoke the truth and his people conspired against him. The god he served faithfully, who was already being challenged to a fight by lesser gods like Idemili and Ogwugwu decided to make a poor show of itself and disgrace its priest, thereby allowing his enemies to triumph over him.

Arrow of God holds me spell bound whenever I read it again and I have read it more than 100 times.

kallmemrB:
are they nigerianS.....and things fall apart was not written by n american....


ok who will play okonkwo

SirDavico:
Good evening ladies and gents
Without much ado, between things fall apart and arrow of god, which book do you think is better and why? Let's share our views. Critics are welcome.

dayojags10:
I b dy wish say I b literature student sha, omo no time ooh




















Wear my lab coat, where's d burette?

SirDavico:


Try special search keys like,
title + author +/ novel
e.g
Things fall apart by chinua achebe /novel

alorax2:


I did try it for bottled leopard by chukwemeka Ike, it showed me other result, like bottled water (imagin that)

oglalasioux:
Arrow of God is one book Achebe used to portray the folly of believing in a god or gods. The arbitrariness of the gods, the gods abandoning Ezeulu for speaking the truth; it all boils down to the fact that mankind made the gods. Not the other way round.

Arrow of God has no match when it comes to the truth about our relationship with the gods and morality.

SirDavico:


U must be a granny

enieme:

since the days every household had at least a copy of James Hadley Chase

SirDavico:

Then it's not on d site. Try Amazon or just google it up