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The torturer's apprentice is a fully fleshed out character, and Wolfe's world-building is extraordinary. He's the most erudite Sci Fi writer I've ever read. If you start this one, you'll want to read the whole series.
Birdie is one of the characters in literature that seems as real as your best friend in fifth grade. Senna, who, like her protagonist, is a biracial woman who looks white, paints an utterly believable portrait of a deep love that sours, of radical chic in the 70s, and of the struggle for authenticity that all adolescents face. One of my favorite novels, but I'm sad to say I can't recommend later works by this author.
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I'm not usually a fan of short stories, so this book sat on my shelf for years before I cracked it. I had heard about Edward P. Jones' Pulitzer-prize winning novel, and a colleague gave me this book.
Jones is an absolute master. I lived in D.C., and it was fascinating to get a peek into 'Chocolate City' in the decades before I was born. At least half the stories are set before the civil rights era, and black Washington is portrayed here with all its dreams, shames, desperation and achievements.
Jones' first book of short stories is linked to this book, with many of the same characters. I can't wait to read it.
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Shadow of the Torturer
inveterate_reader, January 23, 2010
The torturer's apprentice is a fully fleshed out character, and Wolfe's world-building is extraordinary. He's the most erudite Sci Fi writer I've ever read. If you start this one, you'll want to read the whole series.Caucasia by Danzy Senna
inveterate_reader, January 21, 2010
Birdie is one of the characters in literature that seems as real as your best friend in fifth grade. Senna, who, like her protagonist, is a biracial woman who looks white, paints an utterly believable portrait of a deep love that sours, of radical chic in the 70s, and of the struggle for authenticity that all adolescents face. One of my favorite novels, but I'm sad to say I can't recommend later works by this author.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P Jones
inveterate_reader, January 16, 2010
I'm not usually a fan of short stories, so this book sat on my shelf for years before I cracked it. I had heard about Edward P. Jones' Pulitzer-prize winning novel, and a colleague gave me this book.Jones is an absolute master. I lived in D.C., and it was fascinating to get a peek into 'Chocolate City' in the decades before I was born. At least half the stories are set before the civil rights era, and black Washington is portrayed here with all its dreams, shames, desperation and achievements.
Jones' first book of short stories is linked to this book, with many of the same characters. I can't wait to read it.
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)