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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  AgentBookworm | Aug 6, 2009 |  What an amazing heroine and some of the most inventive worldbuilding I've ever seen in a YA or elsewhere. The first half is excellent comfort reading, the second half is weird and scary adventure. The book has more good sense about community and independence and needing opposed virtues than anything else I've read lately. booksofcolor | Jul 10, 2009 | It’s been a while since I’ve read any YA so I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was very pleasantly surprised. The world of the Ooni Kingdom is interesting, so similar and yet so different from our own (for example, everything is plant based - even computers grow from CPU seeds!). The Forbidden Greeny Jungle is beautifully described; I could picture the lush, green surroundings each time I opened the book. I think the book contains a lot of relevant themes for younger readers: learning to face yours fears, trusting your own instincts, and exploring the world beyond your own backyard rather than being willfully ignorant. There is a strong, smart female lead, which is also great. The messages are a bit heavy handed at times but that may not be so obvious to younger readers. The style is very conversational, Zahrah as the narrator is intelligent and funny. Overall: a quick, enjoyable read that will sweep you away and put a smile on your face. (  ) spacepotatoes | Jun 3, 2009 | I thought Zahrah the Windseeker was a beautifully imagined fantasy world that has one huge drawback. On the positive and even recommended side overall, but man is that drawback prominent. So let me get it out of the way. The plot is utterly unoriginal and predictable in the worst way. On the other hand, the setting is done incredibly well and originally. I also loved the Zahrah and Dari characters. I think the author did her teens well. (Full review at my blog) ( ) KingRat | Sep 17, 2008 | This is a really cute story about a young girl discovering her own strengths. I absolutely loved the descriptions of the Forbidden Greeny Jungle. I will keep an eye out for more books by this author. (  ) ryvre | Jun 16, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0618340904, Hardcover)In the northern Ooni Kingdom, fear of the unknown runs deep, and children born dada are rumored to have special powers. Thirteen-year-old Zahrah Tsami feels like a normal girl—she grows her own flora computer, has mirrors sewn onto her clothes, and stays clear of the Forbidden Greeny Jungle. But unlike other children in the village of Kirki, Zahrah was born with the telling dadalocks. Only her best friend, Dari, isn’t afraid of her, even when something unusual begins happening—something that definitely makes Zahrah different. The two friends determine to investigate, edging closer and closer to danger. When Dari’s life is threatened, Zahrah must face her worst fears alone, including the very thing that makes her different. In this exciting debut novel by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, things aren’t always what they seem—monkeys tell fortunes, plants offer wisdom, and a teenage girl is the only one who stands a chance at saving her best friend’s life. (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:36:20 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Maybe it's just becasue I have a thing for green but I teared up at the sheer beauty of her world. It's one of the most beautiful I have ever had the pleasure of reading.
It was astounding how backward it is from our own world; in theirs the forest is ever encroching on their living space and in our world we threaten to distroy it.
The story is simple but it's the way she tells it that had me spellbound, asmost as it it was something that could happen, everything happened in a very real way despite being so otherworldly.
My favourite book of all time and I still haven't really figured out why. (