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    <body><![CDATA[I heard Abani speak on the craft of writing last summer - he was so profound that I was almost in tears. I read Abigail for my writer's reading group and although I found the book over the top with unmitigated suffering, Abani's ability to keep the reader reading such difficult material through his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42687469">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The title seems deceiving at the beginning when Abigail- the mother, is dead. But it makes more sense in the end. Abani writes another tragic and fearless character not afraid to feel pain, I wonder if these characters are this way because they are born in pain. This is the third piece I've read fro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27905622">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Abani's style of writing is beautiful but quite vivid, so get ready for some disturbing imagery. <br/><br/>The story was powerful, I actually was unable to sleep after finishing this book. If you're looking for a light read, this is not it.  <br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A personalized diary of a Nigerian girl's coming of age-as a prostitute in England. another sad story]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked up this book at the Atlantic Antic this summer.]]></body>
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    <review id="46529595">
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    <body><![CDATA[deep, heartfelt, disturbing, interesting]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The brutality documented in this novella about a fourteen year old Igbo girl whose mother dies in childbirth, father commits suicide, and who is transplanted to England by an uncle who wants to sell her into prositution, left me with a heavy feeling of doom and dismay. Abani is a poet as well as a n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15235113">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30931174">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went to USC with this author and he was/is incredibly talented.  This is the first novel I've read by him and I'm anxious to read his poetry next.  This story was powerfully written about a young Nigerian woman whose mother dies in childbirth and who is raised by her grief stricken father and then...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30931174">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick read.  Very powerful with a nice poetry-like prose.  You must pay close attention to the words Abani uses.  The power and surprise comes from directly from his interesting word choice.  I think anyone looking for a fresh voice should check out this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[chris somehow accesses the mind of this tragic young beauty, with a strong voice, and a necessary economy of language. the only reason i didnt give it 5 stars is cuz i didnt agree with the ending. but im open for discussion :) ]]></body>
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    <review id="18963700">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is so dark!  It is about a girl who is the exact image of her mother who died in childbirth and the unhappy relationship her dad has with her.  It is disturbing.  I would NOT recommend this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautiful verse style writing. This novella read like a sad epic poem.]]></body>
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