false <![CDATA[The Whole]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176410622m/623228.jpg 623228 1 In this hip supernatural tale, a blonde, surgicallcy-enhanced MTV VJ named Thing finds herself unemployed when ratings on her show fall. Thing loses herself in the New York party scene, where her mind is anesthetized by a continuous flow of pink cocktails administered by an always lurking "Black Rabbit". Meanwhile, a small boy named Bobby Peterson in America's heartland is digging in his backyard sandbox when the hole suddenly starts funneling inward, sucking up Bobby, his parents, and most of his house, then stopping as abruptly as it began. As the media covers this phenomenon, the hole expands, sucking in reporters, policemen and anyone else standing nearby. Thing has always felt she has a higher purpose, so when her replacement is lost in the hole as well, she takes back her old job and begins a search around the country for the truth behind the hole. Leaving a trail of new holes in her wake, Thing realizes she has a powerful connection to the phenomenon, and she may be the only one who holds the key to the meaning of the hole. 609592 4 1 2005 The Whole total:18|5:12|4:3|3:2|1:1| 18 79 38 4 4 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 12:51:11 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 11:10:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jun 03 12:51:47 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 18 20:14:31 -0700 2008
Put the funny part at the end of the sentence.
Keep the pace fast.

I also found that it was extremely difficult to give readings from the book, because you can't explain something that's out of context—...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 10:55:28 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 11:19:49 -0800 2007
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