The November Criminals - Hardcover

Munson, Sam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038553227X ISBN 13: 9780385532273

Publisher: Doubleday, 2010

Synopsis

Obsessively investigating the murder of a high-school classmate while dealing drugs to other teens and pursuing a complicated relationship with his best friend, senior Addison Schacht unapologetically writes about his exploits in a college application essay on his best and worst qualities.

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Review:

"A clever debut."--"The Daily Beast"
"Munson keeps things lightly dark."--"Publishers Weekly"
"A compelling character. . . . In the tradition of Huck and Holden."--"Bookforum"
"Rather hilarious. . . . Irresistible."--"Booklist"
"Combines a classic sense of adolescent alienation and a keen comedic voice."--"Kirkus
""Has the inventive, expansive flare of Michael Chabon's best writing and the highbrow-crime intrigue of a Donna Tartt book."--"Vanity Fair
""Sam Munson has written one of the funniest, most heartfelt novels in recent memory--a book every bit as worthy of Mark Twain and J. D. Salinger."--"Chicago Tribune
""A thoughtful coming-of-age story and an engaging teenage noir. . . . [Sam Munson is an] audacious new writer."--"The New York Times Book Review
""Munson is a freewheeling stylist. . . . [Addison] Schacht really is Holden [Caulfield]'s amoral 21st-century cousin."--"The Washington Post
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"A clever debut."--"The Daily Beast"

"Munson keeps things lightly dark."--"Publishers Weekly"

"A compelling character. . . . In the tradition of Huck and Holden."--"Bookforum"

"Rather hilarious. . . . Irresistible."--"Booklist"

"Combines a classic sense of adolescent alienation and a keen comedic voice."--"Kirkus

""Has the inventive, expansive flare of Michael Chabon's best writing and the highbrow-crime intrigue of a Donna Tartt book."--"Vanity Fair

""Sam Munson has written one of the funniest, most heartfelt novels in recent memory--a book every bit as worthy of Mark Twain and J. D. Salinger."--"Chicago Tribune

""A thoughtful coming-of-age story and an engaging teenage noir. . . . [Sam Munson is an] audacious new writer."--"The New York Times Book Review

""Munson is a freewheeling stylist. . . . [Addison] Schacht really is Holden [Caulfield]'s amoral 21st-century cousin."--"The Washington Post
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Book Description:

A dark and hilarious pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment from a compelling new voice in American fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 038553227X
• ISBN 13: 9780385532273
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258