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The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing
M.T. Anderson
Anderson’s imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America’s origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWYoung Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson’s mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
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Genre: 

  • Fiction
  • Historical Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing review by KMeng
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KMeng

Octavian is a young boy that has been raised by a group of philosophers. He has to learn about science, math, language, and many other things like music. The rest of the people living there are given numbers as their names have certain meanings for each number. He is not sure why he and his mother have actual names. Outside life is a mystery to Octavian because he can not leave this place. There is even a door within his house that he is forbidden to enter.

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