Title: 2 stars for holding my attention
Product review: Things Fall Apart is an interesting book, but I would not call it ground-breaking or legendary. While it gives a very interesting account of an African culture made obsolete after the appearance of Christian missionaries, it is hard to sympathize with Okonkwo, who cannot adjust to a culture that does not involve murdering twin newborns. Perhaps Achebe's flaw is his truthfulness; his brutal honesty in describing the culture led me to see Christianity's arrival in that land as a blessing.
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