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Marisha Pessl

Autor(a) de Special Topics in Calamity Physics

5 Works 10,245 Membros 620 Críticas 27 Favorited

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Obras por Marisha Pessl

Special Topics in Calamity Physics (2006) 6,503 exemplares
Night Film (2013) 3,058 exemplares
Neverworld Wake (2018) 667 exemplares
Night Film — Autor — 14 exemplares
Neverworld (2019) 3 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1977-10-26
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
País (no mapa)
USA
Local de nascimento
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Locais de residência
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Educação
Northwestern University
Barnard College (BA, English Literature)
Ocupações
financial consultant
author

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Marisha Pessl grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and now lives in New York City. Special Topics in Calamity Physics, her debut novel, was a bestseller in both hardcover and paperback. It won the 2006 John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize (now the Center for Fiction’s Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize), and was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review.

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Oh, how I LOVED this book. It was exactly what I needed after being in a reading slump for so long. Spellbinding, beautifully written, with amazingly vivid characters that leapt off the page. I wanted to live in this world, and when I turned the last page, I was heartbroken because I didn’t want it to end. I was a little disappointed in the ending, but I think my feelings about it had less to do with the story itself and more with the fact that I just wanted to keep reading. I would have gladly read 600 more pages about Scott, Nora, Hopper, Ashley and Cordova - not to mention the myriad walk-on roles that were at times repulsive, fascinating, and endearing. I adored NIGHT FILM. It reminded me that there are amazing books out there for me, and there’s no need to slog through the ones that don’t captivate me like this one did.… (mais)
 
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Elizabeth_Cooper | 280 outras críticas | Oct 27, 2023 |
Had really high hopes, but for some reason I just couldn't get through it.
 
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nogomu | 280 outras críticas | Oct 19, 2023 |
Okay the good first. I really liked this. It is a darker more mature version of Two Can Keep a Secret. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing and throw you off track. The story was really well done.
The bad? The characters weren't as flushed out as I think they needed to be. They were a little flat. I wish the character development was better and I'd be more wow'd by this book. But that aside it's still a read I'd recommend.
 
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MsTera | 35 outras críticas | Oct 10, 2023 |
This book was so well written!!!
I felt like I was there with the characters going through this investigation and learning things as they did. Loved it!
 
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Danielle.Desrochers | 280 outras críticas | Oct 10, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
5
Membros
10,245
Popularidade
#2,317
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
620
ISBN
126
Línguas
14
Marcado como favorito
27
Pedras de toque
448

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