false 3982540 1 On a windy September day, twenty-five-year-old Slater Brown stands in the back of a bicycle taxi hurtling the wrong way down the busiest street in San Francisco. Slater has come to “see the elephant,” to stake his claim to fame and become the greatest writer ever. But this city of gleaming water and infinite magic has other plans in this astounding first novel—at once a love story, a feast of literary imagination, and a dazzlingly original tale of passion, ambition, and genius in all their guises... Slater Brown lays siege to San Francisco like Achilles circling Troy—until he crashes headlong into reality. Out of money and prospects, he applies for a job at a moribund weekly newspaper called the Morning Trumpet—and, as if by fate, is given a very special parting gift from a moonlighting mystic. Suddenly Slater has an exclusive on every story in the city. With his uncanny knack for finding scoops, he’s bringing the Trumpet back to life, infuriating a corrupt mayor and falling in love with the woman destined to become his muse. But it is the astonishing inventor Milo Magnet—a man obsessed with harnessing the weather—who will force Slater to navigate the most dangerous straits. For as Milo unleashes his power on San Francisco and the ravishing Callio de Quincy entrances Slater with hers, as storm clouds gather literally overhead, Slater will become at once a pawn, a savior, and the last best hope for a city that needs him—and his knack for the truth—more than ever before. 4028333 30 12 2008 Going To See the Elephant total:103|5:19|4:31|3:41|2:7|1:5| 103 361 251 43 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:46:05 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:51:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:42:45 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:43:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 03 08:54:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 08:56:22 -0700 2009
Going To See The Elephant follows Slater Brown, a budding writer wh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 08:58:38 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:38:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:06:07 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:20:19 -0700 2009 Going To See The Elephant delivers - sometimes, in excess. It took me a while to actually finish this book, because until Callio, the champion female chess player, becomes a more featured part of the story, I didn't care as much about Slater Brow...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 17:46:27 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 17:53:29 -0700 2009
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Wow. I was not expecting anybody's first novel to be this good. What an excellent, funny, and uplifting story. In particular I like the fable-like, simple style and characters. This one was easy to be into, and I'll loo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:03:25 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 21:02:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 26 21:28:11 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 21:29:58 -0700 2009