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Midnight Robber

Nalo Hopkinson

Why we're reading this: May 2017
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Jan 10, 2018 Arlene♡ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: blacklit-collective, boutofbooks2018, audio, favorites

Love it!

I love this book, Tan Tan is such a strong characters and the worlds that Hopkinson creates for Tan Tan to grow in are just so beautiful and mysterious and dangerous. I’m a sucker for this book, and the audio and fantastic! I can’t wait to read this again!

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May 20, 2017 ONYX Pages rated it it was amazing

Wow. I needed this.

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Mar 13, 2018 jocelyn rated it really liked it

Shelves: folk-fairy-myth, circus-carnival, poc, owned-phys

4.5 stars

This book is damn near perfect and I loved every minute of it. RTC

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Jul 20, 2019 Thistle & Verse rated it really liked it

Shelves: aliens, scifi, caribbean-inspired

I am a fan of Nalo Hopkinson and have read a bit of her work. The world of New Half Way Tree felt developed and fleshed out. I was confused as to why Tan-Tan became a local legend (we see some of her exploits, but they seemed minor to me. Most of them we hear the exaggerated local legends instead of what actually happened) and how the world of Toussaint operates. This didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book too much. I liked the local legends about Tan-Tan. My favorite part of the book was ...more

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Apr 17, 2021 Zoya rated it liked it

When I sat down to read this, I enjoyed the story, the twists and turns appealed to me. I wanted to know what would happen next. It felt different from when I read "Brown Girl in th Ring", which was one of my most remembered reads of 2020. Hopkinson always delivers, and I look forward to exploring more of their works.
There were parts of the narrative that seemed to be separate from the main story. I have very limited knowledge of and experience with Caribbean folklore and mythology. What I have ...more

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