Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl
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Author: Marisha PesslEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-24
ISBN: 0143112120
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Just plain awful.
Summary: 1 Stars
Like so many other reviewers, I really wanted to finish this book, and wanted to like it when I was done. Neither thing happened. Gareth was a pretentious snob, Hannah a pretentious and promiscuous snob, the Bluebloods pretentious, promiscuous and spoiled snobs, and Blue just along for the ride. Was there really anyone in here to like? And why did it take 250+ pages to finally get things going? And why were there SO MANY typographical errors? Come on, editors.
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"Dazzling," (People) "Exuberant," (Vogue) "marvelously entertaining," (The Dallas Morning News) Marisha Pessl's mesmerizing debut has critics raving and heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of this "cracking good read"4 is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway school, she finds some-a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel-with "visual aids" drawn by the author-that has won over readers of all ages.Comic Books
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