Things Fall Apart

By Chinua Achebe...What a book! My first exposure to this book was listening to the BBC's World Book Club and listening to a discussion about the book. I guess some people would think this would ruin the book for them. Turns out that this book was not exactly what I expected. I also noticed that a lot of schools have this book on their recommended reading list. So..I got it and listened to it on audio. If you are looking for a happy story, this isn't it. We follow the rise and fall of a man named Okonkwo. We learn about tribal life in Nigeria. We learn about how colonialism effects this tribe in particular and how it effects this man. We rise and fall with Okonkwo...his triumphs, his failures, his struggles...and while I didn't connect with the character, I did see things through the eyes of the tribe and their customs. It was educational and interesting...