Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
Marvelous. I had a hard time getting into it, but once I did, it was really interesting, kind of intense, and just marvelous. It's about Okonkwo an African man. Although his father was lazy, and a drunkard, Okonkwo knows he is better and is working his way up in tribal status. He has three wives, two titles, a wealthy farm, and was a great warrior in the intertribal wars. Just at the peak of his greatness, an accident happens and Okonkwo and his family are exiled for seven years. He is forced to start over. Then in comes the white man. Okonkwo's old village is taken over by Christianity. And everything falls apart. The end is just crushing. Seriously. CRUSHING! I didn't even have time to cry because it was just like WAM! But, the story is AMAZING. I don't even want to tell you more, because it would ruin it. Just read it. And besides taking my word for it, Draw and B recommended it. So go, read, STAT!
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P.S. Another great thing, I learned a lot about the culture. It is completely different, and of course this was ...however many years ago when white men first went to Africa, but still. It was really great.