Having spent 9 days reading all 7 novels in Sept 2012 I just finished re-watching all 8 films in a Harry Potter marathon.
Well worth it though the books are MUCH better.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half a Yellow Sun'
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half a Yellow Sun'
I still find it a real problem that there is no glossary for the Nigerian words and phrases that are used throughout the novel. But, having completed Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus I'm determined to complete 'Half a Yellow Sun', which I had started but abandoned.
I am now on chapter 5 - much further than I got 1st time round. I am much more intrigued by these characters and I'm intensely curious about how things will pan out. I also enjoy the incidental revelations about Nigeria's history.
I still find it a real problem that there is no glossary for the Nigerian words and phrases that are used throughout the novel. But, having completed Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus I'm determined to complete 'Half a Yellow Sun', which I had started but abandoned.
I am now on chapter 5 - much further than I got 1st time round. I am much more intrigued by these characters and I'm intensely curious about how things will pan out. I also enjoy the incidental revelations about Nigeria's history.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
I found it a real problem that there is no glossary for the Nigerian words and phrases that are used throughout the novel.
In addition the book was so reminiscent of the ‘tyrannical father’ novels by Rosa Guy, Joan Riley, Toni Morrison & Alice Walker that I wondered why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had bothered to write it. What did she add to the genre?
On the plus side it did make me curious about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's earlier novel 'Half a Yellow Sun', which I had started but abandoned.
I've gone back to 'Half a Yellow Sun' and am now on chapter 5 - much further than I got 1st time round. I am much more intrigued by these characters and I'm intensely curious about how things will pan out. I also enjoy the incidental revelations about Nigeria's history.
I found it a real problem that there is no glossary for the Nigerian words and phrases that are used throughout the novel.
In addition the book was so reminiscent of the ‘tyrannical father’ novels by Rosa Guy, Joan Riley, Toni Morrison & Alice Walker that I wondered why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had bothered to write it. What did she add to the genre?
On the plus side it did make me curious about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's earlier novel 'Half a Yellow Sun', which I had started but abandoned.
I've gone back to 'Half a Yellow Sun' and am now on chapter 5 - much further than I got 1st time round. I am much more intrigued by these characters and I'm intensely curious about how things will pan out. I also enjoy the incidental revelations about Nigeria's history.
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