Word: pessl
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...naysayers are wrong about Pessl. Her intricate creation showcases her tremendous writing abilities and suggests she will stick around the bestseller list for years. Pessl cites—not internalizes—her many sources and churns out a cleverly constructed murder mystery novel with respectable scholarly flourishes...
...Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl (Viking; August...
...many things at once - it's a campy, knowing take on the themes that made 'The Secret History' and 'Prep' such massive bestsellers, a wry send up of most of the Western canon and, most importantly, a sincere and uniquely twisted look at love, coming of age and identity." Pessl's novel is an unorthodox murder mystery, told in the voice of its erudite heroine...