The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party

By: M. T. Anderson

Narrated by: Peter Francis James

He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the best of classical educations. Raised by a mysterious group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother–a princess in exile from a faraway land–are the only people in their household assigned names. As the boy’s regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians’ fanatical studies. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments–and his own chilling role in them.©2006 M.T. Anderson; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

Compelling

This book is extraordinary: graceful, imaginative writing; excellent narration; fascinating story. But for those wishing for a lightheartedly merry romp through imaginaryland, you should consider another book. The novel explores grim aspects of our nation's early history - it is gripping, but also heartbreaking. Read it! But not when you're down in the dumps.

Slow

It’s a good book but it’s way too slow. The climax is late and it is slow

Great book

This book is very good I would highly recommend . Is a fasst and good read

Octavian Something

This is a wonderful, heartbreaking tale of a young Prince in pre-revolutionary America who comes to find out he is also a slave and the subject of an intense scientific study. Smart and insightful, it examines the best and worst of the American character and humanity as a whole. Plus,it's great as an audio book.

Excellent

Excellent reading and even more excellently written. The author nocks it out of the park again.