**'_Nervous System_ is fast, uncompromising and shimmering with intelligence' Sarah Moss, author of _Summerwater_** ** 'Meruane is one of the one or two greats in the new generation of Chilean writers who promise to have it all' Roberto BolaΓ±o** A young woman struggles to finish her PhD on sta
The Nervous System
β Scribed by Nathan Larson
- Publisher
- Akashic Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A Barnes and Noble Mystery Book Club Summer Reading Pick!
"Dewey is a seriously weird dude, obsessed with Purell...and generally trying to survive in a world that's been unraveled from manifold disasters...Whiplash prose, teeth-gnashing dialogue and post-civilization concepts that make a crazy (amateur) librarian in a pitch-black world a hall of a lot of fun...A good time for fans of the likes of Charlie Huston and Charles Stross."
--**Kirkus Reviews**
"A taut, action movie-violent mystery that will appeal to fans of Larson's earlier novel as well as those who like dystopian literature."
--**Library Journal**
"Larson's vividly imagined world and his quirky narrator are likely to win him a cadre of loyal fans."
--**Publishers Weekly**
"This doubleheader, the 'soft apocalypse' noir thrillers The Dewey Decimal System and The Nervous System by former Shudder To Think guitarist Nathan Larson, turns out...
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