false 97473 0143112120 9780143112129 1532 399 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171380264m/97473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97473.Special_Topics_in_Calamity_Physics 2362 Marisha Pessl 9752 2381 2 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 11:06:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 09:28:51 -0700 2009
This book also scratches a little pet peeve of mine, which is that the author has made her main character so blindingly brilliant, well-read, and erudite, that she, as a writer, cannot do justice to her. For instance, I find typos and poor punctuation somewhat irksome in any book that I read, but when you're supposed to be reading the words of a certifiable genius who's read the bulk of the Western canon and can "recite pi to 65 decimal places," they just completely pull you out of any suspension of disbelief you might have worked up (and trust me, you'll need a lot for this book).]]>