tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130688616973970218.post6874604771864257498..comments2024-03-26T05:27:43.677-07:00Comments on The Modern Cedar: Thank God It's November; Thank God it's Friday; Thank God I Finally Read Things Fall Apart.Ifeoluwa Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233550818097042893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130688616973970218.post-55825787315435083252013-11-06T12:50:23.736-08:002013-11-06T12:50:23.736-08:00Finally, I see this review/essay you told me about...Finally, I see this review/essay you told me about. "The more gory and pathetic the story line,the greater media coverage the book gets."- So apt! I totally agree with you on everything you wrote here. I'm happy it wasn't just an example from an Ibo man you cited, hence our Ibo counterparts may have thought you were biased.Ifeoluwa Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233550818097042893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130688616973970218.post-79605308163584425852013-11-02T10:19:28.034-07:002013-11-02T10:19:28.034-07:00Ifeoluwa, my beautiful daughter: Wow…what an inter...Ifeoluwa, my beautiful daughter: Wow…what an interesting piece you wrote here!<br /><br />I was in Form 3 (American 9th grade) when I first read Things Fall Apart. Even at that age, I was stunned by the savagery of the protagonist. Well…obviously, the author wanted to portray him as a “strong-willed” man. <br /><br />I had to read the book again thirty something years later when I was about Femi Olawolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227811598083414203noreply@blogger.com