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Pym

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Pym"THE SHARPEST AND MOST UNUSUAL STORY I READ LAST YEAR . . . Mat] Johnson's satirical vision roves as freely as Kurt Vonnegut's and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism." Maud Newton, New York Times Magazine NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Vanity Fair Houston Chronicle The Seattle Times Salon National Post The A. V. Club Recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes has just made a

"THE SHARPEST AND MOST UNUSUAL STORY I READ LAST YEAR . . . Mat] Johnson's satirical vision roves as freely as Kurt Vonnegut's and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism."--Maud Newton, New York Times Magazine

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - Vanity Fair - Houston Chronicle - The Seattle Times - Salon - National Post - The A.V. Club

Recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes has just made a startling discovery: the manuscript of a crude slave narrative that confirms the reality of Edgar Allan Poe's strange and only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Determined to seek out Tsalal, the remote island of pure and utter blackness that Poe describes, Jaynes convenes an all-black crew of six to follow Pym's trail to the South Pole, armed with little but the firsthand account from which Poe derived his seafaring tale, a bag of bones, and a stash of Little Debbie snack cakes. Thus begins an epic journey by an unlikely band of adventurers under the permafrost of Antarctica, beneath the surface of American history, and behind one of literature's great mysteries.

"Outrageously entertaining, Pym] brilliantly re-imagines and extends Edgar Allan Poe's enigmatic and unsettling Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. . . . Part social satire, part meditation on race in America, part metafiction and, just as important, a rollicking fantasy adventure . . . reminiscent of Philip Roth in its seemingly effortless blend of the serious, comic and fantastic."--Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

"Blisteringly funny."--Laura Miller, Salon

"Relentlessly entertaining."--The New York Times Book Review

"Imagine Kurt Vonnegut having a beer with Ralph Ellison and Jules Verne."--Vanity Fair

"Screamingly funny . . . Reading Pym is like opening a big can of whoop-ass and then marveling--gleefully--at all the mayhem that ensues."--Houston Chronicle


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: 09/04/2012
ISBN: 9780812981766
Pages: 367
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 10/14/2012 pg. 24
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Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Good book for superhero lovers
Format: Hardcover
Great, large bright colorful book for kids! Simple read for younger readers. All the great superhero stories.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2025
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Diana L.
Pawtucket, US
★★★★★ 5
Lots of stories for bedtime!
With the changes we all have gone through and that I have not been able to visit my grandson who lives in another State, we have come up with bedtime story Time! It is wonderful! This is one of the books I got for him because he loves his Spider-Man! The book is great, it has short enough stories that are easy to read to a 3 year old and has very bright and well done pictures (which I might add he tells me who these characters are!) I will be able to read to him out of this book for a few nights for sure. I have not bought many books, but do believe this one is very well made. It will be a great addition to his collection when I can finally give it to him.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020
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Tracey
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
Great quality book
Format: Hardcover
Great quality book for superhero kids
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Mommy LoCo
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 4
A great collection, but fails to cast Black Panther as a superhero
There are some great things about this collection of stories: women are well represented in lead roles; backstories for Miles Morales, Steve Rogers, Carol Danvers, and Tony Stark; stories that incorporate Black men as role models; and the important role technology plays in many of the stories. Now for our big disappointment. The Black Panther story is not about T'Challa becoming Black Panther, but more about Spider Man fighting Kraven, and once disarmed, Black Panther making him, "pay for the crimes [he has] committed against the animal kingdom," by delivering "the final blow." This did not sound like superhero/ role model behavior to us. I also found it strange that all the background characters in this story were white. That is not the New York city I know. The stories included are: - Miles Morales as the black spider man - Gamora vs. Nebula - Steve Rogers becoming Captain America - Spider-Man finding his place among heroes - Black Widow and Hawkeye - Carol Danvers becoming Captain Marvel - Rocket, Groot and technology - Captain America vs. M.O.D.O.K. - Tony Stark becoming Captain America - Spider-Man and Black Panther vs Kraven - Drax, girlfriend Kaz, and Star-Lord - Captain America and Iron Man seek help of Captain Marvel Overall, my son enjoys reading these stories and looking at the pictures. Though we will need to continue our search for a good Black Panther story, we are glad we bought this collection of stories, with the Miles Morales becoming Spider-Man story my son's new favorite.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
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Pawtucket, US
★★★★★ 5
Loved it
Format: Hardcover
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Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026

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