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PaperbackPirate
PaperbackPirate
Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition) | Nnedi Okorafor
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My Independent Bookstore Day haul from yesterday!
I went for Death of the Author for my book club, but had to also pick up A Psalm for the Wild-Built from the banned books pop-up.
📚 What did you get?

TieDyeDude I picked up When Among Crows. I've already read it, but it was my favorite read from last year and there is a sequel coming out! (edited) 2d
PaperbackPirate Sounds like a good reason to get the book @TieDyeDude ! I see a different book by Becky Chambers made your list too, so hopefully A Psalm for the Wild-Built will be a good pick for me! 1d
TieDyeDude A Prayer for the Crown Shy is the sequel to Psalm. I adore those books. I hope you enjoy it; delightful comfort reads. 1d
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ErikasMindfulShelf
ErikasMindfulShelf
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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Pickpick

I liked it!

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Butterfinger
Butterfinger
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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It took me a while to understand. I thought I was to nominate for a vote of best books. I understand now. I nominate Fagin the Thief, Death of the Author (tagged- Author of Binti trilogy and Akata Witch), Snowy Day (translated from Korean, published in US Feb. 2025), and Harlem Rhapsody. #CampLitsy @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB

Butterfinger Published Feb. 2025
[tagged book]Fagin the Thief: A Novel
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Butterfinger Published in Korea in 1980, but recently published in US Feb 2025. This may not be allowed. @BarbaraBB
[tagged book]Snowy Day and Other Stories
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Butterfinger Published Feb 2025.
[tagged book]Harlem Rhapsody
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squirrelbrain Thanks for nominating - great choices! Yes, next we‘ll pull all the nominations together and then we vote for our favourite 6 to read together. 2w
BarbaraBB I think the Korean one is okay since it has been translated just now (and I‘d love to read it!). Thanks for bringing it to my attention and for nominating! We‘ll get back to you with the longlist to vote from! 2w
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Addison_Reads
Addison_Reads
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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Pickpick

Loved this one! It will be on my list as one of my favorite reads this year.

I truly did not know how the author was going to combine the two storylines in this book. I'm a sucker for a book within a book premise, and the mix of sci-fi with realworld everyday issues felt new and unexplored.

When I finished this, I just sat for a while contemplating it, and the more I think about it, the more I love it. 💚

BarbaraBB Wow. Need to read this! 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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Mehso-so

I wish I had a clearer memory of my experience with the novella I read by this author a few years ago. I can remember that it had a promising premise, that there was emotion, and sci fi tech, and yet what I most clearly remember feeling at the end was a bit frustrated, a bit empty, like for all that was there, at the conclusion, once it was all compiled, it felt a bit cold. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I want to believe that robots, so often, if not exclusively, an analogue for humanity in science fiction, don't automatically mean a distancing, a detachment from human empathic response, and other books have relieved me of this worry, but I can see where this book wanted me to land emotionally and I just didn't get there. 2w
Robotswithpersonality 3/? Certainly, for much of the book, focused somewhat on a writer, but mostly on a person, Zelu's experiences, as an individual and with her family, had me feeling all the emotions, and so much of the earlier moments with Ankara and Ijele had me experiencing a tentative hope, but somehow as things crescendoed, I felt less and less attached. 2w
Robotswithpersonality 4/? The writing, on a sentence level, is incredible, but I hesitate to think I'll pick up another work by this author, because despite so many things to recommend within their pages, rich insights into that life of a particular individual which I have never encountered before, but I really don't enjoy this lack of anything particular I feel at the end. 2w
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 If I felt dissatisfied with the way the book ended, that would be a particular feeling, if I was angry or sad but objectively admiring, that would be something, but I just feel a gradual dissipation of investment. Sorry, can't recommend, I'm not in a headspace to do so.
⚠️ableism, misogyny, racism, loss of a parent, mental health concerns, PTSD 2w
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GatheringBooks
GatheringBooks
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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I swear, this is the second and final set of four I am recommending for #CampLitsy25. Lols. Hopefully, there are others who share my interest in all these titles. 💕

tagged users iconMegabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB
ChaoticMissAdventures I nominated Death of the Author too!! 3w
BarbaraBB Perfection is very good too! 3w
Deblovestoread I haven‘t been able to get my hands on Perfection yet but would love it to make it to camp 🏕️ 3w
Megabooks Good Girl was really interesting! Thank you for nominating!!
[tagged book]See What I Have Done
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Honeybeebooks
Honeybeebooks
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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Pickpick

The Guardian (2/2025) summed it up well: “This book within a book weaves a writer‘s struggles with scenes from their Africanfuturist tale of post-apocalyptic robots.” Fueled by anger at a job loss, Zelu, scraps her failed writing and begins a SF novel that is an instant success. Now Zelu must deal with fame, but new doors are also open. Zelu‘s story is closely entwined with Ankara, her MC in “ Rusted Robots.” Full of angst and hope for 4/5 ⭐️

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Robotswithpersonality
Robotswithpersonality
Death of the Author: A Novel | Nnedi Okorafor
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Relatable. 🤖♥️📚

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DawnPgrl
DawnPgrl
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter | Randy L. Schmidt, Dionne Warwick

This book was the best that I read in years!!! Did anyone else love it?!👍🏻🩵🩷💙

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oddandbookish
oddandbookish
When Stars Align | Melissa de la Cruz
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Pickpick

This was a fascinating look into the lives of fictional child stars!

The story follows three child stars as they navigate fame and all that comes with it. The book is broken up into 3 parts, with each part taking place during a different decade (2006-2008, 2018, and 2028), so we got to see the characters age and grow.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/review-when-stars-align/

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