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About M.T. Anderson
See more books from this AuthorIn the sequel to The Pox Party (2006), Octavian Nothing escapes the College of Lucidity and flees to British-controlled Boston, where he will swear fealty “to whoever offers emancipation with the greatest celerity.” When Lord Dunmore offers manumission to slaves joining the British counterrevolut...
Sep 01 2008 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...In the sequel to The Pox Party (2006), Octavian Nothing escapes the College of Lucidity and flees to British-controlled Boston, where he will swear fealty "to whoever offers emancipation with the greatest celerity."
Dec 24 2010 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...Dressed in silks and expensive white wigs farmed from the heads of Prague pensioners, Octavian and his mother perform duets Octavian plays the violin, his mother the harpsichord and exchange syllogisms over dinner.
Nov 12 2006 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...The book is also full of subtle references - that book of poems by the Negress refers to Phillis Wheatley, but I only knew about that because I'd just read a book about her.
Nov 25 2017 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...The book is also full of subtle references - that book of poems by the Negress refers to Phillis Wheatley, but I only knew about that because I'd just read a book about her.
Jan 27 2010 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...In some regards, Octavian becomes everything the College could have hoped for, but studying science and philosophy also makes Octavian into his own person with his own ideas, not all of which the College agrees with.
Sep 12 2006 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...At the end of THE KINGDOM ON THE WAVES, Octavian returns to the college where he was raised to replace the tomes detailing the weights and measures of his youth with the two-volume narrative he writes about his experiences in the world.
Oct 14 2008 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...African-American youth Octavian escapes with his trusted tutor Doctor Trefusis from the eccentric Bostonian gentlemen who raised him as a comparative experiment between the European and African cultures.
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Jan 15 2010 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...Anderson — a white man living in the 21st century — has created a character — an enslaved black man living in the 18th century — whose voice he can, for me, believably inhabit.
Feb 18 2014 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...The book's literary style and language will also challenge teen readers -- as will the greater questions this book raises about freedom.
Dec 15 2014 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...The author of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer.
Nov 14 2008 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...Plus, you’ll find tips at Pat's Web site, at ALSC headquarters and at the Texas Library Association web site.And if you’re looking for poetry to celebrate world cultures, I’d like to make a plug for a book I mentioned earlier this month (a 2009 White Ravens list book), and just got my hands on (...
Jan 02 2016 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...At the end of THE KINGDOM ON THE WAVES, Octavian returns to the college where he was raised to replace the tomes detailing the weights and measures of his youth with the two-volume narrative he writes about his experiences in the world.
Oct 14 2008 | Read Full Review of The Astonishing Life of Octav...An aggregated and normalized score based on 22 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes