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The 4th day of #12booksof2024 is a close race between the tagged & The Dictionary of Lost Words. Going with this HF because I love Adichie‘s writing & the topic of war is still so relevant now. @Andrew65

July 6 #CoverLove Yellow @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Adichie is an amazing writer, & I wish I had more novels from her to read. This one is tough—plenty of trigger warnings. Had to do a little research partway through about the Biafran war, so I could understand better. The story is centered around 3 characters who are connected. Sometimes it was hard to keep track of other characters. A powerful historical novel about the horrors of a war that most of us have never heard about. 5 ⭐️

Heartbreaking, moving and incredibly written. This book is so worth a read 🌞 #pick #halfofayellowsun

At the end of the thirty-month war Biafra was a vast smoldering rubble. The head count at the end of the war was perhaps three million dead, which was approximately 20 percent of the entire population.

Chinua Achebe, There Was A Country

#memoir #Nigeria #war #history

I've wanted to read There Was A Country for the longest of times but I'm really glad to be reading it now. From what I've read so far it looks like not much has changed since the last 60 years particularly with respect to our politics. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

Nigeria, 1967. A civil war is coming since Nigeria does not want to be independent of Biafra.
The book explains how the life style is turning different due the survivor behavior, for a high quality family and how the have to try to survive . Diferent characters, quiete alternative thinkings, and how at the end everybody Wants to be free

Old prompt but so much fun!
1.Olanna and Kainene,tagged book-Kainene because it would mean she survived,and how did both of them rebuild their lives.Richard in the Cazalet Chronicles.Kat in The Country Girls.
2.Have to be active!
3.around 50?!