Title: a real novel!
Product review: Some reviewers have made comments that they did not like the first half/three-fourths of the book because it had no plot and it was mostly just cultural filler. That is true, except it serves perfectly as the basis of the form of a true NOVEL. The whole opening is to show you exactly how alien this culture is. It also paints one of the most richly drawn characters ever, Okonkwo, into a vast canvas full of tense customs. Everything is looking up for both the main character and the tribe, Umuofia (the second most important character). Then things just fall apart, hence the high arc of the story. I really liked the way this novel took everything like a grain of salt. So much happens, and yet it is all just tiny additions to Okonkwo's and the tribe of Umuofia's tragic life.
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