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By Lisa · 14 posts · 987 views
By Lisa · 14 posts · 987 views
last updated Oct 18, 2018 11:43AM
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Wow, talk about a debut bang out of the gate!
Chakraborty had me hooked from the first page with a strong narrative voice that expertly dips into free indirect discourse to get us inside the head of Nahri, living hand to mouth in Cairo, scamming and thieving from the wealthy, and trying to learn how to manage her wild healing talent.
One of her scams is to put together "tent healing" shows, though she doesn't believe in spirits, djinn, or the like. As part of her act she sings an eerie song that s ...more
Chakraborty had me hooked from the first page with a strong narrative voice that expertly dips into free indirect discourse to get us inside the head of Nahri, living hand to mouth in Cairo, scamming and thieving from the wealthy, and trying to learn how to manage her wild healing talent.
One of her scams is to put together "tent healing" shows, though she doesn't believe in spirits, djinn, or the like. As part of her act she sings an eerie song that s ...more
This was so good. That's it that's the review.
So good.
That ending.. ...more
So good.
That ending.. ...more
Mar 05, 2017
Eric Starker
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