Reflection

I ended up liking the novel. At first I didn't enjoy it very much, it seemed mundane and boring, but then I read Mrs. Alvarez's novel and my opinion changed. Where do I begin with this novel? The a few great aspects of this book are its descriptions of setting. One of the reasons this novel wasn't a failure was because of its not too much, not too little use of descriptions. The storyline was interesting as well. I especially enjoyed that there were perspectives of Trond as an adult and as a kid through flashbacks. Some parts caught my emotions, and that is the mark of a good novel. In the end I would rate this book 3.5 stars out of 5 because it was decent but not my choice read. This is a good candidate for summer reading, although I think it would be much more enjoyable for the incoming sophmores to read Mr. Achebe's novel over, and over again throughout the year, because in my opinion it was the most worthwhile read that we've encountered so far.