Ella Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn
Taste attributes: comedypoliticalfresh & originallightimaginarylinearsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeHeightened and fresh: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
An epistolary novel set on a fictional island off the South Carolina coastline, Ella Minnow Pea brings readers to the hometown of Nevin Nollop, inventor of the pangram "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog." Deified for his achievement in life, Nevin has been honored in death with a monument featuring his famous phrase.
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- Author
- Mark Dunn
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 208
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- Open Library
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