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O, Africa!: A Novel - Community Reviews back

by Andrew Lewis Conn
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Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story
This is a really weird book. The characters aren't all that likeable. And the plot? Unbelievable. Really. Not believable. Not credible. Absolutely ridiculous. I'd give examples, but no one would believe me and they would be spoilers anyway.But I loved this book because of its ambition. The ...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 11 years ago
I'm not funny and I don't find too many things funny. So when I got an advance copy of O, Africa! and read the praises of other authors, I was hesitant to go further. “Hilarious,” declares Gary Shteyngart. “A wise, irresistible comedy,” says Mary-Beth Hughes. “One of the funniest . . . books I've re...
willemite
willemite rated it 56 years ago
Point a camera at something, you change it.Change is definitely in the air in the summer of 1928. With the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 the Grand brothers, silent-film director Micah, and his cameraman, partner and brother Izzy, might be feeling a bit of heat from the new kid on the block, the...
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