Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

175 pages • first pub 1958 (editions) user-added

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Things Fall Apart tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, a...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 47,994 reviews

Moods

reflective: 59%

dark: 56%

sad: 47%

challenging: 44%

emotional: 40%

informative: 37%

tense: 37%

adventurous: 12%

mysterious: 4%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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