Roger Koppl Online Book : 1998

Wednesday, November 18, 1998

La mezzanine

On n'avait jamais imaginé qu'un yuppie de modèle courant - attaché-case, ordinateur, col rayé - possédait un regard. Parce qu'il a le malheur de casser son lacet de chaussure à l'heure du déjeuner, un cadre new-yorkais voit soudain se liguer contre lui les mille objets usuels qui l'entourent entre bureaux et buildings. Une rampe d'escalier mécanique, un bouton de manchette, une bouteille de lait, un séchoir à main, deux téléphones, un sandwich au thon deviennent une armada hyperréaliste face à Nicholson Baker, surdoué pour le comique social et petit cousin de Perec et de Queneau.

ISBN: 2264017694

Author: Nicholson Baker

Publisher: 10/18

Rating: 3.92

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Thursday, October 1, 1998

Election

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Election

A novel from the author of
The Leftovers

Tracy Flick wants to be President of Winwood High. She's one of those ambitious girls who finds time to do it all: edit the yearbook, star in the musical, sleep with her English teacher. But another teacher, staunch idealist Jim McAllister (aka "Mr. M."), thinks the students deserve better. So he persuades Paul Warren--a well-liked, good-hearted jock--to throw in his hat. But that puts Paul's sister, Tammy, in a snit. So she runs, too, on an apathy platform--before starting a real campaign...to get herself kicked out of school.Tammy's upset because her secret, forbidden love has been lured away...by her own brother. Tracy's upset because losing this election might screw up her college chances. Mr. M.'s upset because ever since he embarked on his own extramarital affair, his life's been falling apart. As for Paul, well, he's not sure what's going on.

The whole idea was to educate the students at this suburban New Jersey school in the democratic process and the American way. But with all the sex scandals, smear campaigns, and behind-the-scenes power brokers at Winwood High, it doesn't look as if they need any lessons...

ISBN: 0425167283

Author: Tom Perrotta

Publisher: Berkley

Rating: 3.86

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Saturday, August 1, 1998

Species of Spaces and Other Pieces

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Species of Spaces and Other Pieces

Georges Perec, author of the highly acclaimed Life: A User's Manual, was only forty-six when he died in 1982. Despite a tragic childhood, during which his mother was deported to Auschwitz, Perec produced some of the most entertaining essays of the age. His literary output was deliberately varied in form and style and this generous selection of Perec's non-fictional work, the first to appear in English, demonstrates his characteristic lightness of touch, wry humour and accessibility. As he contemplates the many ways in which we occupy the space around us, as he depicts the commonplace items with which we are familiar in a startling, engrossing way, as he recounts his psychoanalysis while remaining reticent about his feelings or depicts the Paris of his childhood without a trace of sentimentality, we become aware that we are in the presence of a remarkable, virtuoso writer.

ISBN: 0140189866

Author: Georges Perec

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Rating: 4.29

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Monday, June 1, 1998

Legacy of the Darksword (The Darksword, #4)

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Legacy of the Darksword (The Darksword, #4)

It is twenty years since the once-magical land of Thimhallan was shattered by the forging of the Darksword.  The survivors of that catastrophe now live on Earth, bereft of magic and hope, forbidden to return home.

Only Joram remains behind on the world ravaged by his Darksword.  Although the magic weapon has been destroyed--and with it, Joram's power--rumors have risen that Joram has forged a second Darksword.

Now, as a merciless alien race threatens Earth with annihilation, Earth's desperate leaders look to Joram as their only hope.  But even as his old friend Saryon begins the perilous journey to seek his aid, the embittered Joram has his own plans for the weapon.

And Joram is not the only one.  Soon a new menace looms, foreshadowing betrayal, enslavement, and death to humans and Thimhallans alike.

Returning to one of their best-loved fantasy series, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman bring alive a sweeping tale of intrigue and magic.

ISBN: 055357812X

Author: Margaret Weis

Publisher: Spectra

Rating: 3.42

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Wednesday, May 20, 1998

Everlasting Story of Nory

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Everlasting Story of Nory

Nory is a nine-year-old American girl spending a year in an English cathedral town, based closely on Ely. She relates her impressions, tells us her favourite stories and dreams, comes to terms with the intricate politics of school friendships and explores the town.

ISBN: 0676545270

Author: Nicholson Baker

Publisher: Random House Trade

Rating: 3.38

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