The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
by:
Nancy Farmer (author)
In Zimbabwe in the year 2194, General Matsika calls in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm--to find his missing children. By the author of Do You Know Me. Reprint. K. AB.
In Zimbabwe in the year 2194, General Matsika calls in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm--to find his missing children. By the author of Do You Know Me. Reprint. K. AB.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780140376418 (0140376410)
Publish date: October 1st 1995
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 311
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Cultural,
Africa,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Dystopia
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...
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