by Nancy Farmer
This book had faults, but I didn't notice them much when I read the book as a child. I do, however, remember enjoying it a lot. It was also hard to get through, but I can't recall if it was because of a plot that dragged on or whether the problem was that I read it when I was a bit too young.
Had this story not held up to the fond memories I have of reading it the year it came out, I think I would still cling to it because it represented a major shift in how I think about literature at the time. It was the first time - long before I read about it or heard about it in lit analysis course ...
There was a lot that I really enjoyed about this book - stories of Zimbabwe, especially some of the ancient culture and the beliefs, the interesting characters - great child protagonists, and a great sense of humor in many of the situations. But, the plot seemed to meander around and then at the cl...
I know I’ve been seeing Farmer’s books around since middle school, but I never read any of them. When I started this one, I realized my mistake. Set in a futuristic Africa, the story manages to be chilling, beautiful, and a rollicking good adventure story all at the same time. [2010 in books]
I wavered for awhile between three and four stars. There were parts of this I liked a lot, the world they moved through with elements from current politics, folklore, myth, history mixed together to make an imagined future Africa;that was pretty fascinating. There were some terrific and weird char...
Hands raised if you've read any science fiction set in Africa. I'm saying!So I liked this because it was so different from any other book I've read. In Zimbabwe in 2194, the children of the ruling general sneak out of their mansion, get kidnapped by a genetically engineered talking blue monkey, are ...
Affecting story of the 3 kidnapped children of General Matsika. Set in a dystopian future Nairobi, and full of interesting characters.
I started reading this book for a lit circle, but then we changed books and I stopped reading it. I'm glad that I came back to finish the book, even though it wasn't as good as The House of the Scorpion. It was a great story, just a big confusing with the African mythology (at least until I discov...
In future Zimbabwe, three detectives are on the case of kidnapped children. Each of the detectives has a mutation that helps the investigation: the Eye has excellent eyesight, the Ear can hear a pin drop miles away, the Arm is very...can't remember. Whatevs. A fun adventure story!
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