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Apr 14, 2018TechLibrarian rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
With this year's Canada Reads having just wrapped up, I was reflecting on some of my favorite Canada Reads, and this title came to mind. I would recommend that before picking this up though, you've read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, as The Fishermen pays homage and as such includes a number of subtle references thereto. I think the reason I like The Fishermen so much is that it's a coming of age story, and also contains elements of classical myths. I hope Chigozie Obioma will write more novels, I thought this one was really masterful and I would be eager to read more. I think others who love African literature, or the art of storytelling will also enjoy this title.