The Chaos
by Nalo Hopkinson
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Critic Rating
52%
Critic Reviews: 10
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Reader Rating
65%
Reader Ratings: 3
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Synopsis
An acclaimed fantasy author navigates the world between myth and chaos in this compelling exploration of identity, told with a Caribbean lilt.Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s provocatively sassy, and thanks to her mixed heritage, she doesn’t feel she belongs with the Caribbeans, whites, or blacks. And even more troubling, lately her skin is becoming covered in a sticky black substance that can’t... more
About Nalo Hopkinson
- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 6
- Negative: 4
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The Book Smugglers | 2 May 2012
The Chaos is an interesting book but one that I didn’t quite love.
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reutreads | 14 Apr 2012
This book can be summed up in one word–unique. Completely unlike anything you’ve ever read. Guaranteed. I think you should give it a shot.
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Locus Mag | 28 Apr 2012
And, we are given to understand, The Chaos isn’t simply a local Toronto phenomenon, but is world-wide – and it can lead to real-world fatalities.
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Publishers Weekly | 5 Mar 2012
Hopkinson’s use of language and imagery is almost magical, and her characters add much-appreciated diversity to the genre.
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The Happy Nappy Bookseller | 7 May 2012
Also it's uniqueness allows it stand out from other YA fantasy novels. However the author does not depend on the strangeness to carry the story.
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Los Angeles Review of Books | 9 May 2012
Hopkinson places you on a great wave of magical mash-up. By the time she spills you back on land, you'll have grown fins.
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Fantasy Works | 26 Apr 2012
This book delves into the questions of identity and perception really deeply and from dozens of angles, and that I loved.
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Starlady | 7 May 2012
But…for all that I liked this book, and I appreciated it, I rarely felt any deep emotional connection to the characters.
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Book Nerd | 18 Apr 2012
I could not fathom what the heck was going on after The Chaos started. I really couldn’t believe what I was reading at some points and to think the ending made up for it?
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