I have read so many African novels but nothing has ever touched my heart like "Things Fall Apart". Chinua Achebe is one Nigerian writer l think stands out even to this day. What do you think?

When I tried to watch the movie adaptation of the book, I was very much disturbed by the primitive, murderous culture of those days.

Oh yes! It's a masterpiece. I was remember discussing it with an English teacher of mine. She couldn't stop laughing. She recalled the part about the character who owed everybody, and had an inscription on the wall for each debt just for fun. He never had any intention of paying back the debt.

I've read the book like a million times. it's one of the very few African books you can find on the book stands at Borders books.

Yes I have to agree with that, I've read that book about a million times as well, Never tired of it either, Awesome Book!

You have a grate smile Monie0078. Just the kind of smile that can brighten a dark room.

wow! that's the nicest thing anyone's said to me in a REALLY long time, thanks.

Sorry sis you need to be around nice people more often then, you have a smile to die for. I'm not saying this cause I'm trying to hit on you or nothing, I just say things the way they are.

i heard is a really good book, so am going to read it

Heared the book was really good too, i think i attempted reading it some time back 4gotten

It's been long since I read the book and I was quite young then, about 12 or 13, so I can't remember much. I remember I enjoyed reading African novels, I haven't come across any since I left secondary school though.

That book is great, and my school has made it a major book to get when taking the course African American Studies

I think  this writer Elechi Amadi made an impact in THE CONCUBINE.

You are correct.

how can u read books, lol watch t.v or play games or sumtin

i don't like reading novels
only if it worth credits for my assessment
but i am never tired of re-reading times fall apart
i am so proud of it here in newzealand.
but i don't really like the movie

yeah, The Concubine is cool.

I used to read African novels b4 and I enjoyed them. I don't see them anymore.

Things Fall Apart?

Wonderful storyline. Achebe is infact a wonderful story teller.

I can read an reread it any day any time.

The book made me fall in love with all of Achebe's work!

I wouldn't read the book cuz of the long story, but I managed to watch the movie some few years ago!

Things Fall Apart is inspirational. I have read so many books but they don't come near to it in terms of depth of African heritage.

love that book just read it recently i cried when okonkwo killed himself at the end_{damn those white people}

spikelord:

I wouldn't read the book because of the long story, but I managed to watch the movie some few years ago!

Is there a longer version of Things Fall Apart?
the version I read was kind of short and came to an abrupt end! (where okonkwo dies)

I like te author's style of writing though. simple and straight, marked by brevity.

Does the story have a sequel because i didn't want it to end just like that.

DID YOU KNOW that "Things fall apart" is very similar to the "Oedipus the king", which are both great books but am alarmed greatly by the similarities in the two books that i came up with two questions,
1. Is it Plagiarism and
2. Which author Plagiarized ?

Have anybody read the two books ?

it wuz kind@ boring nd i didnt really understand it buh it wuz aight

someone aren't saying anything like cocune babone ! in my little age then read it very intrested awwwwwww things fall apart hahaha i could remember the place where Okonkwo was eating his yam

Read the book in sec school, liked it then but I've now forgotten what happened unlike some other books I read at the time so I'll say for some reason that it has'nt really left a lasting impression with me but I know the book is good and Chinua Achebe a brilliant writer so I'll give it 6/10

picked it up from my lib the other day because like shag can't remember what i read some years back, had to drop it for "confessions of a video vixen" hum am sure that would be more interesting right?

i didn't find things fall apart very interesting . i just finished the book and i feel that although its based on fact it just supports the stereotypical image of africa to others who believe africa is just a village. i think the story could have been told in a better way if it was modern. ( i know people will soon start attacking me for my comments).

quite some time i read it so cant really remember the storyline, just faintly but i remember being impressed with the book

ladex142:

DID YOU KNOW that "Things fall apart" is very similar to the "Oedipus the king", which are both great books but am alarmed greatly by the similarities in the two books that i came up with two questions,
1. Is it Plagiarism and
2. Which author Plagiarized ?

Have anybody read the two books ?

@ladex142

I think you are getting your stories wrong. "Things Fall Apart" is a very original piece.

I read one unabridged copy of Sophocles book, "Three Thebian Plays- 'Oedipus the King', 'Oedipus at , _{(somewhere, I cant remember the name now)}' and 'Antigone" from my father's library some years back. Its said to be one of the greatest tragedy ever written.

The book you should be refering to is Wole Soyinka's "The Gods Are Not To Blame", The storyline is alarmingly similar with "Odepus the King" ], personally I think one writer read the other book and got ideas. But when I checked, I discovered that Sophocles wrote his book between around 429BCE. Well, that helps us to draw conclusions, doesn't it?

Writers get inspiration and even re-use plots all the time. Half of Shakespeare's most famous plays (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona etc.) were based wholesale on existing works or incorporated existing characters. I'm not familiar with "The Gods are Not to Blame", but I don't think the practice of using plot elements from an earlier work is all that rare or scandalous.

WesleyanA:


Does the story have a sequel because i didn't want it to end just like that.

"No Longer at Ease" is something of a sequel to "Things Fall Apart". It's all about Okonkwo's grandson though, so the story is not a linear continuation. Good read if you like Achebe's style, though.