Arrow of God

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Summary: Achebe's Arrow
Review: Like Chinua Achebe's first novel (Things Fall Apart), Arrow of God takes us back to the traditional village culture of the Igbo nation in Western Nigeria, tracing its destruction under British colonial rule. Once again, too, the story centers on a tribal elder who embodies the old ways so profoundly that he will be destroyed along with them. Achebe uses fiction to do what ethnology can never accomplish: to take us "inside" an indigenous culture, letting us see and feel how its customs and beliefs support the rhythms of daily living. With an extraordinary blend of sympathy and detachment, he captures the human tragedy in the destruction of a way of life.

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Summary: Igbo writing at it's best.
Review: Never read a book with so much energy,emotions and excellence.Simply outstanding.

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Summary: aristotelian tragedy
Review: one of the best novels I've ever read. perfectly executed, a modern tragedy.

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Summary: IRRESISTIBLE! READ THIS BOOK, AND KNOW THAT IT'S CUTE
Review: The entertaining prowess of Professor Achebe makes me wonder how he gets his inspiration.
This well-written, well-edited "Arrow of God" is by every means fantastic. It is a masterpiece whose only functional gear is forward. The novel is so interesting that you will never put it down once you've started reading it.
Having read most of Professor Achebe's works, I acknowledge that his Nobel Prize (in literature) is long overdue.

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Summary: IRRESISTIBLE! READ THIS BOOK, AND KNOW THAT IT'S CUTE
Review: The entertaining prowess of Professor Achebe makes me wonder how he gets his inspiration.
This well-written, well-edited "Arrow of God" is by every means fantastic. It is a masterpiece whose only functional gear is forward. The novel is so interesting that you will never put it down once you've started reading it.
Having read most of Professor Achebe's works, I acknowledge that his Nobel Prize (in literature) is long overdue.

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Summary: Oh my God
Review: This is an amazing novel, as are all of achebe's works. Artful, beautiful, moving, and wonderfully African.

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Summary: Though many say this book is wonderful, I just don't see it.
Review: We were forced to read this book in my 10th grade english class along with Things Fall Apart and No Longer At Ease. I found all of his writing to be dull and non-capitvating and his plotlines, uninteresting. I was one of the few in my class who actually bothered to finnish the book, and I am sorry I did because it was such a waste of time. Not only are there so many more authors who write so much better than Achebe that we should be reading in school, but we should not be subjected to explatives in our literature. It was like Achebe had just descovered curses and sex for the 1st time and wanted to use as many references as he could in the book. Students should have some say in the language and subject matter that they have placed in front of them.

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Summary: Though many say this book is wonderful, I just don't see it.
Review: We were forced to read this book in my 10th grade English class along with Things Fall Apart and No Longer At Ease. I found all of his writing to be dull and non-captivating and his plotlines, uninteresting. I was one of the few in my class who actually bothered to finish the book, and I am sorry I did because it was such a waste of time. Not only are there so many more authors who write so much better than Achebe that we should be reading in school, but also we should not be subjected to expletives in our literature. It was like Achebe had just discovered curses and sex for the 1st time and wanted to use as many references as he could in the book. Students should have some say in the language and subject matter that they have placed in front of them.