Title: Significant but dull
Product review: Achebe is ambitious in his quest to undermine the African stereotypes that have been maintained by the media since the days of European slave trading. He does so and the reader is acutely aware of the "civilization" and complexity of tribal life. His goal of altering Western perception of tribal Africa is realized. However, it was as if I was reading a history book with someone interjecting with stories of tribal life, African vocabulary, and mined cliches, rather than a novel with strongly developed characters, dialogue, and plot structure. I teach this book in my 12th grade class and I must admit, I was as bored as the students. Pick up a documentary on tribal Africa instead.
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