tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post7606805396122525294..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: War, what is it good for?Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-79106740423226232422013-12-15T12:56:12.565-06:002013-12-15T12:56:12.565-06:00I have read all of Adichie's novels now, and I...I have read all of Adichie's novels now, and I still think that Half of a Yellow Sun is my favorite. Like you, I knew nothing about the war for Biafran independence and this is the kind of book that just slightly shifted the way I view the entire world. I think Americanah did that, too, but in a different way. Leslie @ This is the Refrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027804132268043518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-59328011645749627412013-12-11T10:11:20.663-06:002013-12-11T10:11:20.663-06:00I cannot wait to read an Adichie book. She's b...I cannot wait to read an Adichie book. She's been forever in my TBR and for some reason, I haven't had a chance to read one of her titles yet. Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-59969186016640838672013-12-09T20:48:26.431-06:002013-12-09T20:48:26.431-06:00I loved this and Americanah probably about equally...I loved this and Americanah probably about equally (I think?), but I'll return to Americanah and I don't know that I'll return to Half of a Yellow Sun. I didn't have the same problem that you had with knowing the characters -- I loved them all, instantly, like each chapter would begin and I'd be right away in love with the narrator. I just don't know that I could talk myself into going back and reading about all the brutality of that war, particularly the stuff with Kainene, knowing that it all really happened.<br /><br />(I knew about this war, but only because I asked my mother WHICH children were supposed to be starving in Africa, exactly, and she explained about this war and how everybody's parents saw the pictures of the starving Biafran children.)Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-41832395754608161342013-12-09T16:37:04.266-06:002013-12-09T16:37:04.266-06:00I preferred Americanah - I generally like stories ...I preferred Americanah - I generally like stories about immigrant experiences and loved that Americanah tackled not only race but gender. That said, Half of a Yellow Sun was thoroughly absorbing and if I had read this one first, I'd still want to read everything Adichie has written. Will have to get to Purple Hibiscus!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-44021163875383633602013-12-09T15:39:47.828-06:002013-12-09T15:39:47.828-06:00Having read Americanah first, which book did you p...Having read Americanah first, which book did you prefer? <br />And I just love Adichie, I think Purple Hibiscus is my favourite of hers; it's not the most skilled (although it's still very skilled as it's Adichie), but it has the most emotional connection.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-59719677468629713072013-12-09T12:48:03.749-06:002013-12-09T12:48:03.749-06:00Ah, I've been wanting to read this one ever si...Ah, I've been wanting to read this one ever since I saw its release. Your review only increases that desire. I can't wait to sink my teeth into it. Lady Disdainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432976417238066070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-24154245535046184952013-12-09T12:42:27.055-06:002013-12-09T12:42:27.055-06:00I have been meaning to read her for ages and it ju...I have been meaning to read her for ages and it just has not happened. I had this book, but it may have left the house in a purge... I guess I missed all her great talks!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-25169482141927262842013-12-09T12:42:03.834-06:002013-12-09T12:42:03.834-06:00This book is so, so amazing. I still get tears in ...This book is so, so amazing. I still get tears in my eyes whenever I think of the ending. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but just... the not knowing, which is horrible and gut-wrenching and is exactly what so many people who lived through the war experienced. Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-34389249238406570512013-12-09T10:21:45.754-06:002013-12-09T10:21:45.754-06:00Excellent review. I love her, too. Thanks for you...Excellent review. I love her, too. Thanks for your comparisons of the two books and her rejection of "One Story." Recently I have been pondering "how we know what is true," in a world of many competing truths. Acknowledging diversity seems to require us to ask that question. I think your and her recognition of the multiplicity of truths is essential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-30846560293894068042013-12-09T09:50:57.637-06:002013-12-09T09:50:57.637-06:00I kind of developed a literary crush on Adichie af...I kind of developed a literary crush on Adichie after I watched her "One Story" talk. It was truly amazing, and I can't wait to read Americanah. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.com