or i could go look for purple hibiscus since i haven't found it yet to read.
you should too.

Men, looking over your replies, it would seem like a sin to have a crush o.

@ davidylan I would have you know say my knowledge pass tennis. You dey look rennaisance black man for here. Literature, politics, sports, the whole enchilada. So all Chimamanda has to do is keep being herself. If na phonetics, she neva jam. By the time we finish, her moans will be heard not only in Rochester but the whole of New England.

You dig

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
she is a good writer with a very serious and unique style of writing.
if u fell in love with her after u read purple hibiscus
then u will unfall inlove if u read half of a yellow sun.
i must give it to her for her books, good narratives but a little too sad,am waiting for her to actually write a more happy novel but i was bawled over when i read purple hibiscus the novel was GOOD.

beautiful yes but have u read anyhing bout her biography she likes to be alone, she is sort of a loner so trust me u wont get alot of things done if u alone with her and the crush might probably wear out with due time.
but u could still keep the fire burning!

lol

u mean u fell in love with her money or her fame
where u dey since? would u have glanced twice if u met her
without seeing her on tv before then

doyin13:

@ davidylan I would have you know say my knowledge pass tennis. You dey look rennaisance black man for here. Literature, politics, sports, the whole enchilada. So all Chimamanda has to do is keep being herself. If na phonetics, she never jam. By the time we finish, her moans will be heard not only in Rochester but the whole of New England.
You dig

>:
Digging you seriously oh. Na dis matter make u dey hammer grammar?

She is seriously beautiful ke? If you come see seriously beautiful nko? How much did she get for winning the award sef? I used to think i was her fan but i didnt know she won an award already. I know she was nominated for her "purple hibiscus", did she get nomintaed again for "half of a yellow sun"?
I also happened to notice that her books always ends tragically,i think i mentioned that on one of the threads. . . .like she has a sad and unhappy personal life or something. . .

spikedcylinder:

I also happened to notice that her books always ends tragically,i think i mentioned that on one of the threads. . . .like she has a sad and unhappy personal life or something. . .

Chimamanda Adicihie writes literary fiction.
"happily ever after" and "feel good" books are usually commercial fiction.

chinua achebe is another example of a literary author. "Things Fall Apart" had a really confused/absent ending. but it made me think.

it's literary books that are usually awarded book prizes.
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In general, fiction is divided into literary fiction and commercial fiction (also called mainstream fiction). There aren't any hard and fast definitions for one or the other, but there are some basic differences, and those differences affect how the book is read, packaged and marketed.

Literary fiction is usually more concerned with style than commercial fiction. Literary fiction also usually stresses characterization more deeply and is paced more slowly than commercial fiction. Literary fiction usually centers around a timeless, complex theme and rarely has a "happy ending." Good examples of literary fiction are books by Toni Morrison and John Updike.

Commercial fiction, on the other hand, is faster paced, with a "stronger" plot line (more events, higher stakes, more dangerous situations). Characterization is generally not as central to the story. The theme is also very obvious and the language in not as complex.

The biggest difference between literary and commercial fiction is that editors expect to make a substantial profit from selling a commercial book (not always true of literary fiction). Likewise, audiences for commercial fiction are larger than those for literary fiction. Tom Clancy, John Grisham and Stephen King are all prime examples of commercial fiction authors.

One of the easiest ways to determine whether your work is literary or commercial is to ask yourself, "Will my book be assigned reading in college English classes, or will it be sold in grocery stores?"
--Jerry Jackson Jr., assistant editor, Writer's Digest

http://www.writersdigest.com/qadisplay.asp?id=1342&secondarycategory=Scriptwriting+Subhome+Page

@ wesleyanA,
I beg to differ. The colour purple was a brillant work of art, it was a ''happily ever after'' story. I have read ''unserious'' ficion by John Grisham, it ended tragically.
Ms Adichie strikes me as someone with a sad face. I dont really care, I was just saying.

n-guage:

@ wesleyanA,
I beg to differ. The colour purple was a brillant work of art, it was a ''happily ever after'' story. I have read ''unserious'' ficion by John Grisham, it ended tragically.
Ms Adichie strikes me as someone with a sad face. I don't really care, I was just saying.

oh ok. it' not just endings that characterize fiction.
but i think The Bluest Eyes was what that writer was probably referring to when he mentioned Toni Morrison. that' one of the saddest book i've ever read in my life. and this is also the opinion of many people i know who have read the book.
color purple did have a happy ending but there are very few literary fiction with happy endings to be honest.

lol about adichie and sad face. hmm i've only seen her pics.
yeah who cares, i still love her.

I want to say that she has really influenced me. Even without her winning the Orange fiction award, I was moved by her first novel. She really made a debut. Looking into her life, I found out that she made first class and is productive. I made first class but I have not written any book. So I decided to go into writing. I am about to finish up my first novel thanks to her inspiration.

Ngozi keep the light on cos we the new generation of writers are being influenced.

i think she is very pretty indeed , beautiful skin and eyes. THose who dont find her pretty are probably more into the unbeweavable weave-wearing , fair-skinned video-ho types lolol

hell , with that kinda money, i think i am in love with her too (i am a hetero woman) lol

Esoterik:

i think she is very pretty indeed , beautiful skin and eyes. THose who don't find her pretty are probably more into the unbeweavable weave-wearing , fair-skinned video-ho types lolol

hell , with that kind of money, i think i am in love with her too (i am a hetero woman) lol

I don't think she is pretty and <<snip: irrelevant>>

(that was tongue-in-cheek by the way)

spikedcylinder, are you a lesbian? If you're not a lesbian, then your opinion about her beauty does not count.

Excuse me? Who are you to tell me when my opinion counts or not? Did you not see where i wrote that it was tongue in cheek? What is your business if am a lesbian? You are so freaking full of yourself. Eegit!

Ha Ha,
Doyin nothing for you, not even in your wildest dreams.
You know if wishes were horses then even beggers would ride upon them to utopia.
try somewhere else, its okay to have a crush,but my advice, keep it at it is.A CRUSH

She's actually very smart and beautiful,

But from all indications she'll opt for an Ndigbo !

So Doyin sorry o !

She's too obsessed with Biafra.

Seun:

She's too obsessed with Biafra.

And what is wrong with that?

She was not alive during the war.  She does not live in the country where the war was fought. 
Yet she won't let it go just because she happens to be born to Igbos. How does that help anyone?

i really wondered about that.

i hate igbo peoples obsession with that war

Seun:

She was not alive during the war. She does not live in the country where the war was fought.
Yet she won't let it go just because she happens to be born to Igbos. How does that help anyone?

She actually does live in the country. She lives in both Nigeria and the US.

She actually does live in the country. She lives in both Nigeria and the US.

Hmmm.  Noted.  Thanks.  So where exactly does she live?  I.e, her home address?

hmmmmm sha saw her in lagos recently, are u sure u like her, she bee one kind chicka ooo

idupaul:

hmmmmm sha saw her in lagos recently, are u sure u like her, she bee one kind chicka ooo

LOL! What does this mean? Does this mean she has those konk Igbotic looks or what?

Secrets of the sand. . .

please can you send me Chimamanda"s mail address

@ wesleyanA,
I beg to differ. The colour purple was a brillant work of art, it was a ''happily ever after'' story. I have read ''unserious'' ficion by John Grisham, it ended tragically.
Ms Adichie strikes me as someone with a sad face. I don't really care, I was just saying.

She is not a poet lest you say she's writing about her feelings. This is a damn fiction for Gods sake, what's wrong with Nigerians? I remember hearing some people trying to characterize Nollywood actors because of the role they usually play. I've heard a girl swear that Kayano O Kayano is a ritualist and so on, WTF?

Hmmm. Noted. Thanks. So where exactly does she live? I.e, her home address?

Enugu, according to her but she recently moved to Connecticut.

Chineke umunwanyi!!! who be Doyin again? even if he's Doyin motors, i no care. It was me that first made my interest known in the other thread for anybody that cares to listen but now, thi Doyin comot from forest dey covet another man's woman. Take your time and leave my wife alone because I've paid her dowry. Didn't God command us not to covet anothers wife? read the word of God and leave my woman for me, You are playing with fire.

Check the date the original poster posted this. It seems her has had undying love for CNA for a long time.

Aloy.Emeka:

Chineke umunwanyi!!! who be Doyin again? even if he's Doyin motors, i no care. It was me that first made my interest known in the other thread for anybody that cares to listen but now, thi Doyin comot from forest dey covet another man's woman. Take your time and leave my wife alone because I've paid her dowry. Didn't God command us not to covet anothers wife? read the word of God and leave my woman for me, You are playing with fire.

LOL! Na wah for this kain love o. U don carry wine go meet im Papa yet? If not, gate still dey open for plenty suitors o.