{"product_id":"the-familiar-volume-2-isbn-9780375714962","title":"The Familiar, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Familiar, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e  Wherein the cat is found . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Familiar, Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e  Wherein the cat is hungry . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eFrom the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e comes the second volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e, a “novel [which] goes beyond the experimental into the visionary, creating a language and style that expands the horizon of meaning . . . hint[ing] at an evolved form of literature.”*\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, the lives of the disparate and dynamic nine characters introduced in “One Rainy Day in May” begin to intersect in inexplicable ways, finding harmonies and echoes in each other. What once seemed remote and disconnected draws closer—slowly, steadily—toward something inevitable. . . . At the center of it all is Xanther, a twelve-year-old girl, for whom the world around her seems to be opening, exposing doors and windows, visions and sounds, questions and ideas previously unknown. With each passing day, she begins to glimpse something she does not understand but unequivocally craves—the only thing that will bring her relief and keep her new friend alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e(With full-color illustrations throughout.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e*\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FAMILIAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e continues... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Familiar Volume\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e3 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWherein the cat is blind . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Familiar Volume 4 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWherein the cat is toothless . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Familiar Volume\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e5\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWherein the cat is named . . . \u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE FAMILIAR, VOLUME 2:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Now we have Volume 2 (Chapter 2, really) and it is somehow, remarkably, amazingly, almost impossibly \u003ci\u003ebetter\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . I have never worried so much for a character as I did for [Xanther] in the final pages and, honest to God, I'm not even entirely sure what happened. Or to whom. Or how. But maybe Volume 3 will make it clear. Only six more months to wait. That ought to be just about enough time to recover, I figure, before \u003ci\u003eThe Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e crawls into my lap and blows my mind all over again.” —Jason Sheehan, \u003ci\u003eNPR Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The series at times recalls \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003ein its complexity, structure, and echoing parallel narratives . . . The literary world is stronger for having boundary pushers like Danielewski.” —Ryan Vlastelica, \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eVolume 2 \u003c\/i\u003ereads like a graphic novel with very few pictures, though the images are critical. The wide array of plotlines create disparate parts that are slowly converging, encoded as a codex, the decoding of which—what we loosely call reading—renders an open-ended experience. Highly recommended for the intrepid reader.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Readers with an interest in the latest in literary experimentalism will thrill at Danielewski’s approach.”  —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most gifted and versatile writers of our time.” —Steven Moore, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“His use of evocative typography—words that visually reinforce their meaning on the page—leaves readers dazzled.” —Kim O’Connor, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“You hold on for dear life by your fingertips, but the exertion is worth it when you finally get to the top and see the panorama of Danielewski’s literary universe.” —Dylan Foley, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK Z. DANIELEWSKI \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301820420325,"sku":"NP9780375714962","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375714962.jpg?v=1767739283","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-familiar-volume-2-isbn-9780375714962","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}