About this title: In this, her first novel, Mary Robison takes her hard-edged and immaculate voice to another level. This is a novel about a madcap Midwestern family living under eccentric protection of a singular father--a band of clever survivors who ultimately find a way of staying happy in a world gone crazy.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Good in Good jacket. First Edition. 88-W Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Edition: 1st printing thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Nonpariel Books / David R. Godine, Boston
Date Published: 1988 (c.1981)
ISBN-13:9780879236755ISBN:0879236752
Description: Illustrated by (cover illus) Eleanor Daniels. Very Good+ 0-87923-675-2. [a little edgewear to covers, previous owner's property stamp on half-title page]. Trade PB The author's first novel, about "a madcap Midwestern family flourishing (or at least surviving) under the eccentric protection of a father like no other. This extraordinary family, though, is not just another American disaster zone. Its members, from the loutish Mo to oddball Howdy to Mr. Cleveland himself, an enthusiast at ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good/Good. First Edition. This lovely hard cover book, 209 pages long, is in good condition, with light shelf wear, light bumping to the spine ends and cover corners, light page edge soiling. The pages are tight and bright. Ex-Library with the usual stamping and marking, pocket and pastedown on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is in good condition, with light shelf wear, light bumping to the cover edges, light surface scuffing and ... read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Near Fine+ Uncorrected Proof read more
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Very Good in Good dust jacket. Jacket shows minor wear along edges and a barely noticeable stain along the rear bottom edge (not affecting book in any way). Jacket protected in a removable clear archival cover. Unknown printing. 209 p. ; 22 cm. Stated first edition. Author's first novel and second book. Basis for the weird 1988 film comedy "Twister" (not the more popular one starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton) read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. 209 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by John Alcorn. Her first novel and second book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy! read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: 0394509471. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Front end page stamped with WHS. Dust jacket has multiple chips and tears, soiling and damp staining. Stated First Edition. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: 0394509471. Very good+ in a very good+ dust jacket. Stated First Edition. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1981
Description: NF/VG. (closed tears, edgewear) Hardcover First edition. Author's first novel-and second book following a highly praised volume of short stories. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394509471ISBN:0394509471
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0394509471. In DJ. NOT price clipped. 1st edition, 1st printing. Not clipped, no markings. Not remaindered.; 209 pages. read more
"i kept thinking this would be a good book to teach. first, hello dialogue. and then timeline slash "chapter" design. but mostly, i'd like to discuss with other people whether the characters are worth caring about.
i feel like cute is a good word for this book. and sometimes maybe things can just be cute. so long as they don't think they're cute.
class, does the book think it's cute?
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i kinda wanted to give it 3.5 stars, but darn goodreads gives you all or nothing. so i went all because cindy really likes it and i really like cindy.
and it is cute.
ADDENDUM: OR i wonder if wes anderson made this into a movie and if bill murray played cleveland, if i'd love it then. angelica huston as virginia. i bet i would. and if there was good music behind it. oh! wes, if you're reading this, it'll be better than dejarling limited. hop to it."
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