[ it's becoming oddly normal, having not one, but two family members in his home at all times. There's so much more noise--what with how dante and nero would sometimes argue in another part of the house--but it isn't an UNPLEASANT din. No, it's actually getting closer to being almost eerily uncomfortable when things start to get too quiet.
Which is why, two weeks ago, he may have gotten irritated at Nero for interrupting his reading, and would have finished the current page he was on before even bothering to entertain the boy with an answer.
his eyes flick up, though, after just a moment as he wonders if this question was in good faith, or...
He flips the book over to show Nero the cover. ]
'Things Fall Apart,' by Chinua Achebe. It's a twin-storied drama published in 1959, and was banned in quite a few places in Europe, due to its critical portrayal of European colonialism.
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It's definitely a very harsh read, given the subject matter.
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Which is why, two weeks ago, he may have gotten irritated at Nero for interrupting his reading, and would have finished the current page he was on before even bothering to entertain the boy with an answer.
his eyes flick up, though, after just a moment as he wonders if this question was in good faith, or...
He flips the book over to show Nero the cover. ]
'Things Fall Apart,' by Chinua Achebe. It's a twin-storied drama published in 1959, and was banned in quite a few places in Europe, due to its critical portrayal of European colonialism.
...
It's definitely a very harsh read, given the subject matter.