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Pym
Pym | Mat Johnson
Een werkloze ex-docent Afrikaans-Amerikaanse literatuur ontdekt een 19e eeuws manuscript, gaat op basis daarvan op expeditie en doet een onwaarschijnlijke ontdekking.
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Smokinjo
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Carissa-Green-Reads
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Mat Johnson! Great reading tonight. #novelistsinthewild #northwoods

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ValChanelle
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Y‘all. This book is hilarious. #MatJohnson‘s exploration of #EdgarAllanPoe is clever, & really made me think about things I overlooked in early American lit. #Pym #WinterBreakReading

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Booksnchill
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Mehso-so

Really at a loss for how to describe this one- I think it is an allegory about race including an all-black crew following the trek of Pym to the south pole where they encounter a race of "snow-monkeys" who enslave them, they escape to a bio-dome of a painter (clearly Thomas Kinkaid) and ultimately land on an island of africans. Whew. Colson Whitehead blurbed it as a cunning satire so I'll go with that!

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What did I just listen to? And how is a book do banana pants crazy so good? I had heard about this book from @bookriot and I'm so glad I did. This was fun but also crazy. Seriously crazy. JD Jackson is the narrator and does a wonderful job. I've been on a streak of good books and narrators, I'm bound for a complete dud. It wasn't this one though! If the synopsis sounds interesting to you, pick it up ASAP. I have feelings.

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Karen
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Great read! Full of satire and social commentary.

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This was such a wild ride! It's a racial satire that is as cleverly done as it is hilarious. For those who tried The Sellout and were put off by the language and the narrative structure, this might be a good alternative. It's a very good companion for it, regardless. An absurd plot that will make you think. And laugh. A lot.

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How's that for a truly random list?
#lastbookstacked #seasonsreadings2016

LindsayReads Looks mighty fine to me! 8y
MrBook Niiiice 😊👍🏻! 8y
RealLifeReading Love it! 8y
Cinfhen Perfect💚📚💜 8y
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Donna_sBookMinute
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I'd been looking for this one, too. Surprised at the volume. Thought it was thicker.

vivastory @Donna_sBookMinute if you enjoy this I recommend Mat Ruff's "Lovecraft Country" 8y
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Ethereallad
Pym | Mat Johnson

Race, Poe, Thomas Kinkade and Little Debbie combine for an amazing satire

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ohyeahthatgirl
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Mat Johnson is one of the best satirists out there. Somehow, he managed to cover academia, slavery, technology, love, the end of days, and race in under 350 pages. And I can't stop laughing at the phrase "snow honkies". Stayed up way past bedtime to finish this one.

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ohyeahthatgirl
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#booktober Bookmarks! I have a bunch of of the sprout bookmarks and my post its.

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ohyeahthatgirl
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Hot soup and a good book on a gray fall day. If only I didn't have to work tonight.

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ohyeahthatgirl
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"In this age when reality is built on big lies, what better place for truth than fiction?"

I love Mat Johnson's work and I don't know why I waited so long to read this.

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
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This book is so clever!

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
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This book is hilarious and scholarly at the same time. Perfect for Poe-loving nerds, like me.

ReadThisBookYall Mat Johnson's Twitter is absolutely hilarious. I'll definitely pick this up! 8y
Donna_sBookMinute References to my home town caught me completely off guard. I'll have to see if this author does Gary, Indiana justice. I lived within walking distance of Miller Beach as a 20-something -- and down the street from The Jacksons as a child. I'm so glad you posted this specific page. 🏖📀⛱🎙 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @Donna_sBookMinute Good coincidence- was just the page I was on! Ha! Hope you like this book. I'm enjoying it a lot 8y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
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Major score at a used book store in Loxley, Alabama! Especially excited about Pym and Geek Love!

brendanmleonard Been wanting to read Crazy Rich Asians for a while! Great stack of books! 8y
BookishFeminist Great haul!! 8y
mauveandrosysky GEEK LOVE YASSSSSS 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Holy mother of hauls, that's an awesome outing's worth! 8y
Trav What a great haul! 8y
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