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LiseWorks
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Eggs 💛☀️💛 4mo
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Scochrane26
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Pickpick

Adichie is an amazing writer, & I wish I had more novels from her to read. This one is tough—plenty of trigger warnings. Had to do a little research partway through about the Biafran war, so I could understand better. The story is centered around 3 characters who are connected. Sometimes it was hard to keep track of other characters. A powerful historical novel about the horrors of a war that most of us have never heard about. 5 ⭐️

Scochrane26 Can‘t help but think of the wars going on now, with people starving and being bombed. Will different people ever get along? 7mo
Amiable Have you read “Americanah”? It‘s fabulous. I love her work. 7mo
Scochrane26 @Amiable Yes, that‘s the first of her books I read & still my favorite. 7mo
Amiable @Scochrane26 Mine, too! 7mo
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Hannah_11
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Pickpick

Heartbreaking, moving and incredibly written. This book is so worth a read 🌞 #pick #halfofayellowsun

IuliaC I've got this one on my list too 7mo
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fictionaddictbooks
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At the end of the thirty-month war Biafra was a vast smoldering rubble. The head count at the end of the war was perhaps three million dead, which was approximately 20 percent of the entire population.

Chinua Achebe, There Was A Country

#memoir #Nigeria #war #history

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fictionaddictbooks
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I've wanted to read There Was A Country for the longest of times but I'm really glad to be reading it now. From what I've read so far it looks like not much has changed since the last 60 years particularly with respect to our politics. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

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miriam.sanchez.gamero
Medio sol amarillo | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Nigeria, 1967. A civil war is coming since Nigeria does not want to be independent of Biafra.
The book explains how the life style is turning different due the survivor behavior, for a high quality family and how the have to try to survive . Diferent characters, quiete alternative thinkings, and how at the end everybody Wants to be free

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Vansa
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Old prompt but so much fun!
1.Olanna and Kainene,tagged book-Kainene because it would mean she survived,and how did both of them rebuild their lives.Richard in the Cazalet Chronicles.Kat in The Country Girls.
2.Have to be active!
3.around 50?!

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mackelie
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Pickpick

A well written book as always! Chimamanda knows how to tell stories and this one is about the Biafran War that took place between 1967-70 in Nigeria. We follow the stories of Ugwu, Olanna and Richard before, during and briefly after the war.

I liked that it focused on the people and their lives rather than the war itself. Although, it has inevitably affected all the characters. Beautifully told and provoking emotions.