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Firmin
by
Sam Savage
Paperback: 1 Jan 2009
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Firmin is a rat born in a book (a shredded copy of Finneggans Wake), who finds the books he consumes also consume his soul. He becomes a vagabond and philosopher, struggling with mortality and meaning. |
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The Uncommon Reader
: A Novella
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Alan Bennett
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 30 Sep 2008
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A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading. When the Queen in pursuit of her wandering corgis stumbles upon a mobile library she feels duty bound to borrow a book. Aided by Norman, a young man from the palace kitchen who frequents the library, the Queen is transformed as she discovers the liberating pleasures of the written word. |
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The Austere Academy
: Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5
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Lemony Snicket
Hardcover: Aug 2000
Paperback: 1 Apr 2008
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Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are at first optimistic--attending school is a welcome change for the book-loving trio, and the academy is allegedly safe from the dreaded Count Olaf, who is after their fortune. |
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Kockroach
: A Novel
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Tyler Knox
Hardcover: Dec 2006
Paperback: 1 Mar 2008
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It is the mid-1950s; in a fleabag hotel off Times Square Kockroach, perfectly content with life as an insect, awakens to discover that somehow he's become, of all things, a human. As Kockroach, led by his primitive desires and insectile amorality, navigates through the bizarre human realms of crime, business, politics, and sex, he meets with both great triumph and great disaster. |
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Then We Came to the End
: A Novel
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Joshua Ferris
Hardcover: Mar 2007
Paperback: 26 Feb 2008
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The characters in Then We Came To The End cope with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, secret romance, elaborate pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. |
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The Dead Fathers Club
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Matt Haig
Hardcover: Feb 2007
Paperback: 18 Dec 2007
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A ghost story with a twista suspenseful and poignantly funny update of the Hamlet story. |
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