The Learners: A Novel
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SqueakyChu
of Rockville, Maryland USA on 6/14/2009
This book is in a Controlled Release!
SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 6/14/2009 This book is in a Controlled Release!
1 journaler for this copy...
I purchased this book today at the Friends of the Library used book store in Rockville, Maryland.
Oh, what to write about this book? First of all, I did enjoy reading it, although I'm not sure that "enjoy" is the correct word. I was caught up in Happy's story from the beginning. I know that this novel is the sequel to The Cheese Monkeys which I read so long ago that I remember nothing of its story at all, but I do remember not liking it that much. However, this book was different. I would describe it as captivating.
It is the story of a new college graduate who is intent on working for an advertising agency in which a former college professor of his had been employed. By luck, he does land a job there with some very colorful characters which the reader gets to know throughout the story.
Happy is a bittersweet name for the protagonist who gets caught up in many dark moments, including a reunion with a former classmate, an experiment which affected both of their lives, and an embarrassing moment when Happy tried to reveal his idea for a new ad to an important prospective client.
This book fooled around a bit with type which I loved, but it also had "intermissions" which I could not quite figure out so I skipped their relevance to the story. I also am not sure if I understood the ending. I'd love to hear how others interpret what happened at that time. By that, I mean the "ultimate" outcome.
It is the story of a new college graduate who is intent on working for an advertising agency in which a former college professor of his had been employed. By luck, he does land a job there with some very colorful characters which the reader gets to know throughout the story.
Happy is a bittersweet name for the protagonist who gets caught up in many dark moments, including a reunion with a former classmate, an experiment which affected both of their lives, and an embarrassing moment when Happy tried to reveal his idea for a new ad to an important prospective client.
This book fooled around a bit with type which I loved, but it also had "intermissions" which I could not quite figure out so I skipped their relevance to the story. I also am not sure if I understood the ending. I'd love to hear how others interpret what happened at that time. By that, I mean the "ultimate" outcome.
Journal Entry 3 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, February 24, 2020
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, February 24, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (2/24/2020 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2020 Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Release Challenge hosted this year by awaywithfairies. This book's title contains the words EAR, and the author's name contains the word HIP.
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Enjoy the book!
***The 2020 Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Release Challenge hosted this year by awaywithfairies. This book's title contains the words EAR, and the author's name contains the word HIP.
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Enjoy the book!
I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to release elsewhere.
I'm releasing this book to the steward of a new Little Free LIbrary going up in Bullards Park, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu. or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!
