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Black Juice
Written by Margo Lanagan
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Average Score:
85(2)
As part of a public execution, a young boy forlornly helps to sing his sister down. . . . A servant learns about grace and loyalty from a mistress who would rather dance with Gypsies than sit on her throne. . . . A terrifying encounter with a demonic angel gives a young man the strength he needs to break free of his oppressor. . . . On a bleak and dreary afternoon a gleeful shooting spree leads to tragedy for a desperate clown unable to escape his fate. In each of Margo Lanagan's ten extraordinary stories, human frailty is put to the test by the implacable forces of dark and light, man and beast. black juice offers glimpses into familiar, shadowy worlds that push the boundaries of the spirit and leave the mind haunted with the knowledge that black juice runs through us all.
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Book Details
Young Adult
Fantasy
Hardcover,
208 Pages
Published
by HarperTeen on March 01, 2005
First Published by Allen & Unwin in 2004
ISBN-10 0060743905
ISBN-13 978-0060743901
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Reviews
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SFX
| Saxon Bullock
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Review Rating: 100
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...rich, detailed prose and a wonderfully strange approach to language...
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Neth Space
| Neth
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Review Rating: 70
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Short fiction can be difficult for me to enjoy, and Black Juice does suffer from some of this, but the haunting gems buried within are quality.
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