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Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Pessl, Marisha

Paperback

HumorMystery & ThrillerLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $19.00

ISBN10: 0143112120
ISBN13: 9780143112129
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: May 1 2007
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.03
Height: 1.17 Width: 5.52 Depth: 8.44
Language: English
Awards: Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize
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.

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