tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post2723063437161961216..comments2024-01-03T03:21:16.491-05:00Comments on she reads and reads: Brogan’s Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieavisannschildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-38263238112990192092011-11-01T17:09:20.118-04:002011-11-01T17:09:20.118-04:00Oh, and, thereadingpanda: I had actually read this...Oh, and, thereadingpanda: I had actually read this book and was working on the review when you recommended it to me in the comments section of the Aminatta Forna book I reviewed! Thank you anyway because you were right, it was right up my alley :)Brogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-34578425505704060402011-11-01T17:06:46.058-04:002011-11-01T17:06:46.058-04:00thank you everyone for your comments... I have bee...thank you everyone for your comments... I have been hectically moving, so I haven't had a chance to reply yet... <br />And yes, Ti, I had some issues with choices people made (a whole bunch of different choices along the way, actually) but in most cases I felt that the choices were believable, and I think Adichie intended for us to struggle with the choices that some characters made.Brogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-79299773730961973162011-10-30T18:52:23.319-04:002011-10-30T18:52:23.319-04:00What a moving review. I picked this book up a few ...What a moving review. I picked this book up a few years ago and still haven't read it! I must dust it off and read it.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-21619466147422182562011-10-28T14:27:19.209-04:002011-10-28T14:27:19.209-04:00I'm really glad that you enjoyed this book! Th...I'm really glad that you enjoyed this book! The only thing that threw me a bit about this one was the way the author moved back and forth between the past and future. Great review!thereadingpandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373168834410391534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-51428037146464023712011-10-27T16:37:44.943-04:002011-10-27T16:37:44.943-04:00Wow, Brogan's review has gotten me all curious...Wow, Brogan's review has gotten me all curious about this book. I will keep it in mind as a possible book club pick.Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-79383612982047012592011-10-27T16:33:21.608-04:002011-10-27T16:33:21.608-04:00Brogan's review is wonderful! Books like that...Brogan's review is wonderful! Books like that always make me want to learn more too.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-87681026985561458012011-10-27T11:50:11.293-04:002011-10-27T11:50:11.293-04:00It's interesting how aspects of a culture are ...It's interesting how aspects of a culture are revealed in how people are perceived and shown.I enjoyed your review.Harveehttp://bookbirddog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-8064703492471250692011-10-27T11:24:25.734-04:002011-10-27T11:24:25.734-04:00This was a very powerful read. I had some issues w...This was a very powerful read. I had some issues with the choices that people made, but they weren't big enough to take me out of the story. We read it for book club and the one gal who recommended it, actually took a class that discussed the book for an entire semester, so we had plenty to talk about.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.com