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Blueprints of the Afterlife
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 9780802170910
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802170919
ISBN-13
9780802170910
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109279221
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blueprints of the Afterlife
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Satire, Literary, Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Praise for Ryan Boudinot Ryan Boudinot is some kind of new and dangerous cross between Vonnegut and Barthelme."—Dave Eggers Ryan Boudinot has a hell of an ear: for dialogue, for the right adverb in the perfect spot, for the joy of weird slang . . . scary, fresh, funny, eye-opening."—Aimee Bender A twisted, formidable storyteller . . . reminiscent of early Rick Moody or the short stories of Daniel Handler."—Publisher's Weekly Crack comic timing . . . [K]eep your eye on Boudinot: He's on his way up."—Kirkus Reviews on Misconception Imagine a 21st-century version of suburban scribe John Cheever writing brilliantly under the influence of hallucinogens."—USA Today The funniest, most engaging, and original new voice I've read in a long time."—Stephen Elliott, author of Looking Forward to It and Happy Baby You'll be certain that you love Seattle author Ryan Boudinot's style…[T]he way Boudinot chooses to snap together words into description and dialogue is where he excels."—Kristin Thiel, The Oregonian To be sure, there's plenty of Barthelme, Bender, and Moody in Boudinot, but…there's a little bit of Butt-head, too."—Dave Daley, Bookforum This writer's wacky wisdom erupts line by line with buzzing tenderness; here, bleak is beautiful, and lucid, lovable characters jump into your arms."—Maria Flook, author of Invisible Eden and Lux on Misconception Boudinot moves from the ordinary to the surreal with exceptional ease . . . Losers and innocents inhabit the world of the wickedly talented Boudinot."— Boston Globe Boudinot's … prose is precise and unflowery, his sense of humor finely tuned and absurd, and his characters immediately familiar yet interesting."— Time Out Chicago Darkly funny."—Elsa Dixler, The New York Times Book Review A strong, tight writer with a squinting eye for detailed characterizations and their dippy, thought-bubbling imaginations."— Philadelphia City Paper
Synopsis
From the "wickedly talented" ( Boston Globe ) and "darkly funny" ( New York Times Book Review ) Ryan Boudinot, Blueprints of the Afterlife is a tour de force. It is the Afterlife. The end of the world is a distant, distorted memory called "the Age of F***ed Up Shit." A sentient glacier has wiped out most of North America. Medical care is supplied by open-source nanotechnology, and human nervous systems can be hacked. Abby Fogg is a film archivist with a niggling feeling that her life is not really her own. She may be right. Al Skinner is a former mercenary for the Boeing Army, who's been dragging his war baggage behind him for nearly a century. Woo-jin Kan is a virtuoso dishwasher with the Hotel and Restaurant Management Olympics medals to prove it. Over them all hovers a mysterious man named Dirk Bickle, who sends all these characters to a full-scale replica of Manhattan under construction in Puget Sound. An ambitious novel that writes large the hopes and anxieties of our time--climate change, social strife, the depersonalization of the digital age-- Blueprints of the Afterlife will establish Ryan Boudinot as an exceptional novelist of great daring., From the "wickedly talented" (Boston Globe) and "darkly funny" (New York Times Book Review) Ryan Boudinot, Blueprints of the Afterlife is a tour de force. It is the Afterlife. The end of the world is a distant, distorted memory called "the Age of F***ed Up Shit." A sentient glacier has wiped out most of North America. Medical care is supplied by open-source nanotechnology, and human nervous systems can be hacked. Abby Fogg is a film archivist with a niggling feeling that her life is not really her own. She may be right. Al Skinner is a former mercenary for the Boeing Army, who¿s been dragging his war baggage behind him for nearly a century. Woo-jin Kan is a virtuoso dishwasher with the Hotel and Restaurant Management Olympics medals to prove it. Over them all hovers a mysterious man named Dirk Bickle, who sends all these characters to a full-scale replica of Manhattan under construction in Puget Sound. An ambitious novel that writes large the hopes and anxieties of our time---climate change, social strife, the depersonalization of the digital age---Blueprints of the Afterlife will establish Ryan Boudinot as an exceptional novelist of great daring.
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- 2***3 (1647)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseDescription said it was hardback but actually it's paperback. Not a deal breaker, just be careful if you're particular about the format.
- s***s (49)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuick delivery!
- t***j (11431)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood seller