Topics About Which I Know Nothing

· Sold by HarperCollins UK
3.1
8 reviews
Ebook
272
Pages
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About this ebook

Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain – this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and ‘More Than This’.

Have you heard the urban myth about Jesus's double-jointed elbows yet? 100% true. Or seen the latest reports on the 'groomgrabbing' trend – the benevolent kidnapping of badly-dressed children by their well-meaning (and more dapper) elders? Heard the one about the Amazon from the Isle of Man? Or perhaps you'd like a job in telesales, offering self-defence classes over the phone? Don't worry, as long as you meet the weekly quota, you won't be sent to the end of the hall...

Wonderfully original, fresh and funny, Topics About Which I Know Nothing is stuffed to the gills with dizzyingly inventive writing and warming, puzzling emotions – a fictional guide to how the world might have turned out.

Ratings and reviews

3.1
8 reviews
João Vitor Pimentel
September 14, 2017
Somewhat good ideas, very poorly executed. So, so boring I had to drop it.
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Brian Siis
April 9, 2016
Having read all his other works,I can easily overlook this one.
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Cherie Ederer
February 27, 2023
boring
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About the author

Patrick Ness is the author of seven novels and a short-story collection. His five novels for teenagers have won the Carnegie Medal twice, the Costa Children's Fiction Prize, and has been shortlisted for the LA Times Book Prize and the Arthur C Clarke Award. His first adult novel, ‘The Crash of Hennington’, and short story collection, ‘Topics About Which I Know Nothing’, are being proudly reissued by HarperCollins. Patrick's works have been translated into 25 languages and have sold over a million copies worldwide. Born in America, he lives in London.

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