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As She Climbed Across the Table
As She Climbed Across the Table | Jonathan Lethem
Deeply in love with physicist Alice Coombs, professor Philip Engstrand becomes involved in Alice's research into the creation of "Lack," a conscious void in the universe that swallows up things it fancies. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 (…more)
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UglyOldBat
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Book mail this morning!

Has anyone read this?

#scifi #blackhole

Zelma I read it years ago. Very weird but definitely held my attention. 6y
UglyOldBat @Zelma I've been wanting to read it for years! And yeah it looks super weird 6y
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Victoriahoperose
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Panpan

I just don‘t get it. I have no idea what I just read. Anyone love this book and want to help me out? Maybe I need to reread it? I don‘t know 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Jadams89
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From the back cover: "As She Climbed Across the Table is the best boy-meets-girl-meets-void story ever written." This one line -- this is why I wanted to read this book.

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ultrabookgeek
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Pickpick

I mentioned to @Liberty that I hadn't read anything by Lethem so she lent this to me. Mind-blown! So sad and mind-bendy - another book I have to own so I can re-read it at my leisure.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk You should check this trippy future noir by Lethem out 8y
ultrabookgeek @TobeyTheScavengerMonk thanks!!! I will check it out. 8y
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ultrabookgeek
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Onto to book #3 while #hangingwithliberty

Zelma This one was so odd but interesting. 8y
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garybphillips
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As I hurtled toward her, carving shortcuts across the grass, violating the grid of concrete walkways, my heart was light. I was in orbit around Alice. I was a fizzy, spinning particle. I wanted to penetrate her field, see myself caught in her science gaze. Her Paradigm Eyes.

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Liberty
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It's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: Favorite books set at a college! Mine is THE SECRET HISTORY, easy, but I also really love this early Lethem. It's your typical boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl to a void in space story. 😉

MrBook I hate those darn voids. Always getting in the way. 8y
britt_brooke I want that mug! 8y
Sweettartlaura Oh, how do you beat, or even match, The Secret History??? Hmmm... This one is tough... 8y
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FourofFiveWits I also want that mug 8y
britt_brooke Thank you! 8y
AStoriedSoul I need that mug. Gimme. 8y
BookBabe The Secret History - good call! 🙌🏻 I love Donna Tartt's writing. ❤️ 8y
elkeOriginal I love Lethem's early weird sci-fi stuff. Yay! 8y
Bookchipmunk This is a great book! 8y
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