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Arrow of God
Arrow of God | Chinua Achebe
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Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa's best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son.
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Daisey
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I appreciated this story, but I think it would have been better for me in print to help clarify the names. It also seemed the main storyline took a long time to develop and then was resolved more quickly than I expected.

#1001books #audiobook

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AshleyHoss820
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This book was a slow burn that left me in tatters. Ezeulu is chief priest of Umuaro. Through him & his village, we witness the slow destruction and breakdown of people & place through the direct and indirect effects of colonization but also through one‘s own actions. This one will stay with me for a long time as Things Fall Apart has done. Definitely I book I needed to read before reaching the clearing at the end of the path. 204/1,001 #1001Books

Texreader Sounds good and should work for #Nigera for #readingafrica2022 3y
AshleyHoss820 @Texreader It‘s a fantastic trilogy! I highly recommend any of them! 3y
Texreader @AshleyHoss820 I should have originally copied these lovely Littens: @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 3y
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Librarybelle Great review, @AshleyHoss820 ! And, good tag for #Nigeria , @Texreader ! 3y
AshleyHoss820 @Librarybelle Thank you!! 😊 3y
BarbaraBB Wonderful review. I still need to read this one. I have read Things Fall Apart but it was a long time ago. 3y
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Thank you! I hope you enjoy it when you read it! 😊❤️ 3y
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EadieB
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Day 17 - #Arrow #AboutAugust
#ArrowOfGod #ChinuaAchebe

I read this in 2015. It is on the 1001 Booklist. Very interesting!

Eggs Sounds like a substantial read 🤗 4y
EadieB @Eggs That‘s a good way to put it! 4y
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dawn-pInk
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Beautiful dismount for an incredible trilogy. The third book of the series, it creates an intricate bridge between books 1&2. Breaks down how colonization destroys people through an intimate story. The ending had me in tears. 5 out of 5 on goodreads. Gonna let these three sit for a few years and reread.

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dawn-pInk
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“Thereafter any yam harvested in his fields was harvested in the name of his son.”

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jveezer
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Just finished this third book of his African trilogy. Brilliant.

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anushareflects
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Who was Ezeulu to tell his deity how to fight the jealous cult of the sacred python? It was a fight of the gods. He was no more than an arrow in the bow of his god.

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anushareflects
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"I have not come home to answer anybody's questions," Obika shouted.
"You may answer or not as you please. But let me tell you that this is only the beginning of what palm wine will bring to you. The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite."

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anushareflects
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"Do you not know that in a great man's household there must be people who follow all kinds of strange ways? There must be good people and bad people, honest workers and thieves, peace-makers and destroyers; that is the mark of a great obi. In such a place, whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it."

TalesandTexts Such wisdom in this book ...can't stress this enough! 💚 8y
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anushareflects
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"It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, my son, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live. The man who has never submitted to anything will soon submit to the burial mat."

TalesandTexts There is such wisdom in this book!! 💚 8y
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anushareflects
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A little over a year ago, I cried, heart-broken at the end of 'Things Fall Apart'. Today, I pick up the second book of the life-altering African trilogy by Chinua Achebe. He is a magnificent writer, and I have braced myself for another tragic, phenomenal read.