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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143112120
ISBN-139780143112129
eBay Product ID (ePID)57195675
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Book TitleSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / General, Humorous / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorMarisha Pessl
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsPlace[s] the author alongside young, eclectic talents like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Zadie Smith. ( Vogue ), This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more. The joys of this shrewdly playful narrative lie not only in the high-low darts and dives of Pessl’s tricky plotting, but in her prose, which floats and runs as if by instinct, unpremeditated and unerring. (The New York Times Book Review), This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more. The joys of this shrewdly playful narrative lie not only in the high-low darts and dives of Pessls tricky plotting, but in her prose, which floats and runs as if by instinct, unpremeditated and unerring. ("The New York Times Book Review"), This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more. The joys of this shrewdly playful narrative lie not only in the high-low darts and dives of Pessl's tricky plotting, but in her prose, which floats and runs as if by instinct, unpremeditated and unerring. ( The New York Times Book Review ), Pessl’s literary pyrotechnics are just a sideshow; it’s her irresistible heroine Blue who makes the novel’s heart beat. (People, Critic’s Choice), Pessl's literary pyrotechnics are just a sideshow; it's her irresistible heroine Blue who makes the novel's heart beat. ( People , Critic's Choice), This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more. The joys of this shrewdly playful narrative lie not only in the high-low darts and dives of Pessl's tricky plotting, but in her prose, which floats and runs as if by instinct, unpremeditated and unerring. (The New York Times Book Review), Praise for Special Topics in Calamity Physics "A whirling, glittering, multifaceted marvel, delivered in an irrepressibly smart and flamboyant new voice. . . . Q: Is Special Topics in Calamity Physics required reading for devotees of inventive new fiction? A: Yes." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "The joys of this shrewdly playful narrative lie not only in the high-low darts and dives of Pessl's tricky plotting, but in her prose, which floats and runs as if by instinct, unpremeditated and unerring. . . . This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more." -The New York Times Book Review "A blockbuster debut." -People (Critic's Choice) "Gripping and dark, funny and poignant . . . Pessl's talent for verbal acrobatics keeps the pages flipping." -USA Today "Witty and exuberant . . . Pessl's pyrotechnics place her alongside young, eclectic talents like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Zadie Smith." -Vogue "Hip, ambitious, and imaginative . . . It's always refreshing to find a writer who takes such joy in the magical tricks words can perform." -Los Angeles Times "A frisky, smarty-pants debut . . . An escapist extravaganza packed with literary and pop culture allusions, mischievous characterizations, erotic intrigue, murders, and unstoppable narrative energy." -Entertainment Weekly "Extravagant, witty and dark, Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a sprawling campus novel, an intricate murder mystery, a coming-of-age tale and a sly satire of intellectualism and academia. Her prose is . . . vivid, erupting in a freefall of wordplay, wisecracks, encyclopedia tidbits, and a barrage of cultural references. . . . Her enthusiasm for language is a delight." -Miami Herald "There is a voice here to like, part Huck Finn, part Holden Caulfield, part Fran Leibowitz, and part Nora Ephron." -Harper's "A real novel, one of substance and breadth, with an arresting story and that rarest of delights, a great ending." -Salon " Special Topics in Calamity Physics made me stay up all night reading; in the morning it seemed like one of those parties where everyone is too cool for you but you desperately want to know them anyway. It reminded me of my lost, bad-girl days. I loved this book." -Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry "Beneath the foam of this exuberant debut is a dark, strong drink." -Jonathan Franzen, National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections and Freedom , Place[s] the author alongside young, eclectic talents like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Zadie Smith. (Vogue), Pessl's literary pyrotechnics are just a sideshow; it's her irresistible heroine Blue who makes the novel's heart beat. (People, Critic's Choice), Place[s] the author alongside young, eclectic talents like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Zadie Smith. ("Vogue"), Pessls literary pyrotechnics are just a sideshow; its her irresistible heroine Blue who makes the novels heart beat. ("People," Critics Choice)
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisDazzling, ("People") Exuberant, ("Vogue") marvelously entertaining, ("The Dallas Morning News") Marisha Pessls mesmerizing debut has critics raving and heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of this cracking good read4 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 somea 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 novelwith visual aids drawn by the authorthat has won over readers of all ages., Structured around a syllabus for a Great Works of Literature class, this mesmerizing debut, uncannily uniting the trials of a postmodern upbringing with a murder mystery, heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in literary fiction., The mesmerizing bestseller that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt and the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock--A New York Times Ten Best Book of the Year Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age tale and a richly plotted suspense story, told with dazzling intelligence and wit. At the center of the novel 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., The mesmerizing New York Times bestseller by the author of Night Film Marisha Pessl's dazzling debut sparked raves from critics and heralded the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of Special Topics in Calamity Physics 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.
