tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post3973465244545964233..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: Guest review of WHO FEARS DEATHCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-48915658666592389062010-07-22T07:04:44.865-06:002010-07-22T07:04:44.865-06:00This sounds really different from anything else I&...This sounds really different from anything else I've read, and I like it and want to read it for that. I don't like the sounds of some things (like justifying fgm), but I'm still interested to see how it's done. Definitely going on my wish list!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-63063798848213727352010-07-21T11:34:19.687-06:002010-07-21T11:34:19.687-06:00Evelyn, That's an interesting assessment. Espe...Evelyn, That's an interesting assessment. Especially since that's a goal of mine too. It's really an art to set up the story enough that the reader isn't confused and knows the characters and what's at stake, yet also get it going right away. I'm working on it too.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-91262132983201925782010-07-21T11:24:30.807-06:002010-07-21T11:24:30.807-06:00I enjoyed this story. I found that it took me a w...I enjoyed this story. I found that it took me a while to get "in" to it, but once it had me, I wanted to know how the story ended.<br /><br />I think I read somewhere - maybe on Nnedi's Twitter page - that she's working on getting to the meat of the story faster...and I think she's spot on with that assessment. I don't mind character/plot development, but I know once I got to the part where Onye started off on her journey to meet Daib, that was the part where the story started taking off for me. <br /><br />I'd keep reading books written by her, because I think her writing will get better and better, and I love the female protags she creates.<br /><br />I hope everyone adds it to their TBR pile. Give speculative fiction a chance.evelyn.n.alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171703688316482928noreply@blogger.com