false 72330695 1093976 97473 0143112120 9780143112129 398 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171380264m/97473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171380264s/97473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97473.Special_Topics_in_Calamity_Physics 3.62 1533 People) “Exuberant,” (Vogue) “marvelously entertaining,” (The Dallas Morning News) Marisha Pessl's mesmerizing debut has critics raving and heralds the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of this “cracking good read”4 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.]]> 2362 3.67 9781 2384 2006 4 0 false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 07:23:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 07:28:37 -0700 2009 1 more...]]>