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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?!

A well written book as always! Chimamanda knows how to tell stories and this one is about the Biafran War that took place between 1967-70 in Nigeria. We follow the stories of Ugwu, Olanna and Richard before, during and briefly after the war.

I liked that it focused on the people and their lives rather than the war itself. Although, it has inevitably affected all the characters. Beautifully told and provoking emotions.

A soft pick since I barely made it through the first 3/4 of the book. In the beginning it was only about who's dating who, who gets pregnant etc. Things I do not care about at all.
Only when the war broke out, the book became intense. Then I couldn't stop listening. We who have never lived through a war are so lucky and should be thankful for that. I'm also thankful for people writing books about those topics, so we can relate at least a little.

After reading so many books set in Africa, I finally got around to make myself some Jollof rice. While listening to the audio book of Half Of A Yellow Sun I suddenly thought “I want to make that now!“

Well, I might make it again, since it's yummy! Maybe the time I'll be visiting an African country and they're making Jollof rice, I'll join in :)