<![CDATA[A Person of Interest: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[A Person of Interest: A Novel]]> 1193230 5 From an acclaimed novelist, an emotionally complex and riveting story of suspicion, innocence, and regret When a mail bomb explodes in the campus office next door, Lee, an Asian American math professor at a second-tier university in the Midwest, comes under suspicion. The authorities believe he may be the infamous “brain bomber,” an elusive terrorist whose primary targets are prominent scientists and mathematicians. In the midst of campus tumult and grief over the star computer scientist who was killed by the bomb, Lee receives a disturbing letter from a figure in his past. Certain he is being targeted for revenge, he begins confronting key events in his life. Misunderstood by the people around him, Lee is not conscious that his behavior has begun to heighten suspicion in the minds of his colleagues, students, and neighbors, leading the FBI to designate him “a person of interest” and pushing his life and reputation to the verge of ruin. Intricately plotted and engrossing, A Person of Interest asks how far one man can run from his past, and explores the impact of scrutiny and suspicion in an age of terror. With its propulsive drive and vividly realized characters, Susan Choi’'s latest novel is as thrilling as it is lyrical, and confirms her place as one of the most important young novelists chronicling the American experience. 1181282 31 1 2008 A Person of Interest: A Novel total:273|5:40|4:120|3:75|2:30|1:8| 273 973 601 104 5 3 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 09:06:38 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:32:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 14:59:50 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:58:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 23 18:49:56 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 18:52:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 14:37:42 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 07:25:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 06:19:22 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 06:31:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 21:21:29 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 08:40:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 11:05:54 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 06:33:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 07:21:30 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:22:00 -0800 2009
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Writing style that dazzled me, and yet -- unlike so many artsy novels -- was eminently readable.

Focus is on hapless Professor Lee. Starts out w. his connection to the letter-bomb death of a professor in the office next door.

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Lee is a professor at a second tier university, the same one where he went to graduate school to get his degree. He is from an unnamed Asian country where he...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 15:57:49 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 16:31:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1193230