Comments on: African Reading Challenge Review 1: Half of a Yellow Sun http://projectdiaspora.org/83 Mobilizing Africa's Diaspora Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: dave http://projectdiaspora.org/83/comment-page-1#comment-73 dave Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:17:41 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/2008/03/06/african-reading-challenge-review-1-half-of-a-yellow-sun/#comment-73 I'm so glad you enjoyed this book. I enjoyed many of the same things that you did. I read Purple Hibiscus later and found it worthy but not like Yellow Sun, perhaps because of Sun's epic backdrop. And I agree: How did I not know about Biafra? I’m so glad you enjoyed this book. I enjoyed many of the same things that you did. I read Purple Hibiscus later and found it worthy but not like Yellow Sun, perhaps because of Sun’s epic backdrop. And I agree: How did I not know about Biafra?

]]> By: tumwijuke http://projectdiaspora.org/83/comment-page-1#comment-72 tumwijuke Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:22:26 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/2008/03/06/african-reading-challenge-review-1-half-of-a-yellow-sun/#comment-72 Well done for finishing your first book in the challenge! I enjoyed "Half of a Yellow Sun" and I agree with you that it is very well written indeed. Chimamanda captured my heart with Purple Hibiscus and has had it since then. There are very many good African writers. If you are looking into learning new things - or at least things we weren't taught in school - I'd encourage you to look into Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. Perhaps because their language and culture are so different from my own, I find their writing extremely evocative and beautiful. Well done for finishing your first book in the challenge!

I enjoyed “Half of a Yellow Sun” and I agree with you that it is very well written indeed. Chimamanda captured my heart with Purple Hibiscus and has had it since then.

There are very many good African writers. If you are looking into learning new things - or at least things we weren’t taught in school - I’d encourage you to look into Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. Perhaps because their language and culture are so different from my own, I find their writing extremely evocative and beautiful.

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