Thanks to the generous folks at The Hachette Book Group, I have 3 audio book copies of The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace to giveaway.
What's it about?
"The "dazzling, exhilarating" (San Francisco Chronicle) debut novel from the bestselling author of Infinite Jest, available for the first time as an audiobook.
At the center of The Broom of the System is the betwitching (and also bewildered) heroine, Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman. The year is 1990 and the place is a slightly altered Cleveland, Ohio, which sits on the edge of a suburban wasteland-the Great Ohio Desert. Lenore works as a switchboard attendant at a publishing firm, and in addition to her mind-numbing job, she has a few other problems. Her great-grandmother, a one-time student of Wittgenstein, has disappeared with twenty-five other inmates of the Shaker Heights Nursing Home. Her beau (and boss), editor-in-chief Rick Vigorous, is insanely jealous. And her cockatiel, Vlad the Impaler, has suddenly started spouting a mixture of psychobabble, Auden, and the King James Bible, which may propel him to stardom on a Christian fundamentalist television program."
Listen to an excerpt of The Broom of the System. You can find Wallace on Facebook too.
Simply comment to be entered. Open to US and Canada, no po boxes please. Ends Sunday Sept 12th at 6 pm EST. Check the sidebar for ongoing giveaways.
57 comments:
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I would love to read The Broom of the System :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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I would love to have this, it sounds really good.
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Please enter me! Thanks, I am Luanne also
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I love David Foster Wallace. I'd love to win this book.
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I'm reading Infinte Jest right now and loving it! I would really like the opportunity to listen to a different Wallace book and The Broom of the System sounds terrific! Please enter me in your giveaway!
~ Amy
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I would love to win this so I could have it read to me--I wonder if there are footnotes and if so, how the reader incorporates them?!
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No need to enter me, babe. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you.
Thanks for the giveaway, enter me please!
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Strange name for a book but, peeks my interest. Please, enter me in the giveaway.
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I have always wanted to read David Foster Wallace! Listening is even better! This book has been on my wish list for a while! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Suzanne
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i think my uncle would really enjoy this one.
-lauren
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Would love to listen to this audiobook.
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sounds good
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Sounds interesting
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I would like to be entered. The book sounds very interesting.
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I'd like to enter, please.
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thanks for the chance to listen to this book :)
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Sounds like a good read
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sounds fascinating thanks for the giveaway minsthins at optonline dot net
So sad that this author died back in 2008... I'd like to win this to see what his writing style was like.
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An old friend of mine recommended this book - I would love to win this so I could listen to it during all of the driving I have to do this fall for swim meets!
I have a long commute to work, so I'm always looking for great audio books to make the journey more enjoyable. This one sounds really interesting!
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I'd love to win this one!
shanaelyse@gmail.com
I would love to hear this-please add my name into the hat!
smchester at gmail dot com
I would love to read this-seems like an interesting read.
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I would like to be entered into the contest.
Wow! Sounds like a great read. Please enter me. Thanks for the chance.
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sounds good,thanks
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Sounds like a great listen, thank you-
Diane Baum
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You gotta love imagination - I'm in.
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The description make me want to go out and buy it now!
ardy22 at earthlink dot net
Well, I certainly can't wait to hear Vlad! lol Thanks for the chance.
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I would love to be entered into the contest!!
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It sounds like a very interesting book. Thanks for the giveaway. garrettsambo@aol.com
This sounds like a good book.
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