The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party
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Book Description
A gothic tale becomes all too shockingly real in this mesmerizing magnum opus by the acclaimed author of FEED.
It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother - a princess in exile from a faraway land - are the only persons in... More
It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother - a princess in exile from a faraway land - are the only persons in... More
Book Information
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Binding | Hardcover (14 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 368 |
ISBN-10 | 0763624020 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0763624026 |
Publication Date | 09/12/2006 |
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12/15/2009 The Not Quite Writer . said: Just as the title says, truly astonishing. This guy can WRITE.
10/22/2008 CJ Raymer said:
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I'm reading
I love this book. (I really wouldn't recommend a book that I didn't "love.") Fabulous, moving, intense... words cannot describe this novel for me. I'm reading it for the second time, then I will most definitely move on to the sequel. If you've not read it, you must! It's the one that gave me a new f... more
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7/8/2008 David Michael Slater said: Not sure if this is really a YA, but it is amazing.
3/28/2008 Kelly Sonnack said: An amazing book, and a testament to what can be done in YA. Mature, moving, and an altogether unbelievably important and well-done book.
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3/26/2007 John O'Rourke said:
tags: reading ease, YA historical novel
"The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing—Traitor to the Nation," by M. T. Anderson is a challenging read on many accounts. To start reading without benefit of literary reviews, it takes many pages to get grounded in the story. Is it a futuristic, or fantasy novel? People who are members of a curi... more
tags: reading ease, YA historical novel
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