This is not sloganeering art, but a series of thoughtful explorations of questions of identity.

But a tolerance for uncertainty seems appropriate in any thoughtful exploration of alienness.

The thoughtful exploration of what constitutes an appropriate education for an intelligent girl is a plausible part of the story.

Gur's crime novels were described as "less about the death of the body than...sustained, thoughtful explorations of the life of the mind."

Her mysteries were less about the death of the body than they were sustained, thoughtful explorations of the life of the mind.

It did, however, spawn a mild hit in "Camera One," a thoughtful exploration of depression and superficiality.

Edward's odyssey is "a thoughtful exploration of the damage done in the name of love," Ron Carlson wrote here last year.

Beneath the high-tech gadgetry and noir atmosphere, the stories here are thoughtful explorations of race and identity.

Whyte provided a subtle and thoughtful exploration of the moral perimeters of modern life.

This literate thriller is a superbly crafted novel of character and a thoughtful exploration of what it might feel like to be a superman.