Half of a Yellow Sun

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Half of a Yellow Sun

author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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publisher:HarperPerennial
released:January 15, 2007
isbn:0007200285
isbn-13:9780007200283
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´A landmark novel. Adichie brings to history a lucid intelligence and compassion, and a heartfelt plea for memory' Guardian

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Moving tale of war and peace - Rated 5/5
Half of a Yellow Sun is an elegant yet harrowing book, a story about the destructive powers of war. Thematically it's similar to Captain Corelli or Birdsong, as like these other novels it plots the deterioration of an idyllic world under a war that the central characters neither asked for nor can control.

The novel is powerful and moving, driven by Adichie's superbly drawn characters. But its main achievement is the subject matter. Too often when we see TV news reports of wartorn famine-stricken African nations, the people are dehumanised into passive objects of pity. Adichie, through her story of love and adversity, gives the starving and downtrodden back their dignity. A remarkable novel.


Extraordinary read! Highly reccommended - Rated 5/5
Amazing book, truly remarkable plot, and most of all, exquisitely written! Captures and holds your attention from beginning to end. An entertaining and educational book all at once!!!


Fantastic! A must read! - Rated 5/5
Wow! Not only was this an enjoyable read which followed various characters, it was also a history lesson. After reading this book I wondered if I was the only one who didnt know that Nigeria had a civil war, & apparently I am not alone!
The author develops your interest in each character in such a way that I found myself shouting at the book when certain events took place!
A moving, educational & cultural read that I am bound to read again!
5 stars!


Book - Rated 5/5
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan to read others by this author.
Highly recommended


An Excellent Novel - Rated 5/5
For her second novel, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written about 1960s Nigeria and the triabl wars that led to many violent deaths and acts of outrage. She writes about the lives and experiences of three characters whose lives are connected closely. Ugwu work as a servant in the house of a revolutionary university lecturer. Olanna is the wife of the lecturer and Richard is a white writer who has fallen for Olanna's sister and has rejected the colonial attitudes and behaviour of many of his English counterparts. By choosing to focus on three different characters, Aidichie is able to weave together her account of the war, recording the awful events that affected their lives and their families in a very calm and controlled style. The novel contains many passages of humour and the characters and their lives are brought to life vividly.

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