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Roxane added a quote:
"“My doctor says that I have a malformed public duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre (…) and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes” " — Douglas Adams
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bookshelves: agency-author, caribbean, mainstream, short-story
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Roxane "I'm on a short story roll... Am also reading Weird Tales (Spring 09 issue) and Expanded Horizons (nov 09 issue)" ]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'Nouvelles complètes 1']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78173387 Nouvelles complètes 1 (1956-1962) by J.G. Ballard
bookshelves: agency-author, currently-reading, short-story, speculative-fiction
]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77564926 Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (Trade Hardcover) by Eugie Foster
bookshelves: fantasy, racial-issues, short-story, speculative-fiction, to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'The Architect of Sleep']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77414029 The Architect of Sleep (Paperback) by Steven R. Boyett
bookshelves: alternative-history, science-fiction, to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'Undone']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71146546 to: Undone by Brooke Taylor
bookshelves: agency-author, mainstream, young-adult
This was an engaging, fast-paced young adult novel. Though it felt predictable at times and rushed at the end, it was enjoyable all the way through. I did feel that some of the cultural references made by the teenagers weren't really references and jokes nowadays teenagers would have or make but still, it didn't stop me from being entertained. ]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'Zahrah the Windseeker']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71522608 to: Zahrah the Windseeker (Hardcover) by Nnedi Okorafor
bookshelves: agency-author, fantasy, gender, racial-issues, speculative-fiction, young-adult
A very rich and highly original narrative both in terms of world-building and themes. This is middle grade fiction at its best. I was especially amazzed at how the author mixed technology with nature. So imaginative! if you were as impressed as I were with this world, I recommend Nnedi Okorafor's short story published in Clarkesworld magazine: "From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7". The short story is not YA but it give you another perspective on this wonderfully enchanting world the author's created.

I'll definitely be reading more of this author and not only because of work this time! ]]> <![CDATA[Roxane added 'After Tupac and D Foster']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72011030 to: After Tupac and D Foster (Hardcover) by Jacqueline Woodson
bookshelves: agency-author, mainstream, racial-issues, young-adult
A wonderful short novel about Tupac's influence on the African-American community, what he and his lyrics represented. A smart, complex and touching portrait of racial tensions and gender issues in the early nineties. Highly recommended to all. ]]>