What is the title of the book?
HALF
OF A YELLOW SUN
Who is the author of the book?
CHIMAMANDA
NGOZI ADICHIE
Did you love the book?
I
loved the book and I still love it. I read it twice, may I mention that this is
the only novel I have ever read two times, from start to finish. The book is
amazing and it is EPIC!! No wonder it has been made into a movie and I cannot
wait to see it!
Chimamanda
is a gifted and exceptionally talented writer. I’m very sure that this has been
said like a gazillion times but if I have to say it every time I make a post on
her, then I will. I don’t even know how she was able to capture the events set
two decades before she was born (How sure I'm I, right? Hahaha). I was riveted by every single page and line of
this book, it is simply amazing.
What is the story about?
It
is about the story of love, loyalty and survival during the Nigerian Civil War
also known as the Biafra War which lasted for a period of about three years (1967-1970).
Who were the main characters?
The
main characters (in my opinion) of the story were Olanna and Ugwu.
What is their story, did they have adventures?
Olanna
had just come home from acquiring a master’s degree in Britain and decides to move
to Nsukka, against her parents’ whish of course, to work as a lecturer. The lecturing
job was just an excuse to live with her lover, Odenigbo whom she met in
University of Ibadan. In terms of character, some words that come to mind when I
think of Olanna are exceptionally beautiful, kindhearted, soft spoken, gentle,
slim, light brown (skin color), intelligent, loving and insecure.
Ugwu is an Nsukka boy, Nwa
Nsukka, who was sent to serve his master Odenigbo, in the University
campus. This servant-master relationship gradually turns into something deeper,
more like father-son relationship. Some words that come to mind when I think of
this character Ugwu, are loyal, hardworking, kind, humble, ingenious, smart,
dependable and intelligent.
Who was your favorite character in the story?
My
favorite characters in the story were Ugwu and Kainene.
Ugwu,
just because he is Ugwu. I just loved the guy, his character is indelible. I
just love him.
I
love Kainene because she has sharp edges, in the right places, if you know what
I mean. With her, I sensed the assurance that the people around her had, a
feeling that with Kainene, everything will always be alright and sorted.
What was your favorite part of the book?
Hmmm
I have so many, lemme see, eeeehhh I guess it would be the chapter that revealed
that Ugwu had not died in the battle field.
I can clearly remember what happened the day I
was reading that part of the book. I was in the room and my husband was working
on his laptop in the sitting room, immediately I read a few lines about Ugwu
and some sort of excruciating pain on his right buttocks, I ran to my husband, literally
screaming at the top of my lungs “UGWU IS NOT DEAD, UGWU DID NOT DIE” I was
elated, lol!!
If you could change the book, what would it be?
Of
course Kainene would never have gone to Afia Attack, simple.
Would you recommend this book to anybody?
Of
course, I’ve recommended it to a lot of my friends, even though most of them
had read it before me. But yeah, I’d recommend it to anyone who cared.
What type of person will like this book?
Anybody
interested in Nigerian history convolved with some love stories will definitely
love this book.
What book are you going to read next?
THERE
WAS A COUNTRY by Chinua Achebe, I love that man, lol.
