MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02477cam a22003618i 4500
001 2015022787
003 DLC
005 20150728084248.0
008 150629s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015022787
020 $a9780147517579 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN3433.5$b.B74 2015
082 00 $a809.3/8762$223
084 $aSOC022000$aLIT004260$aSOC041000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBritt, Ryan.
240 10 $aEssays.$kSelections
245 10 $aLuke Skywalker can't read :$band other geeky truths /$cRyan Britt.
263 $a1511
264 1 $aNew York, New York :$bPlume,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a""Ryan Britt is the Virgil you want to guide you through the inferno of geekery." --Lev Grossman, author of the bestselling Magician's trilogy Pop Culture and sci-fi guru Ryan Britt has never met a monster, alien, wizard, or superhero that didn't need further analysis. Essayist Ryan Britt got a sex education from dirty pictures of dinosaurs, made out with Jar-Jar Binks at midnight, and figured out how to kick depression with a Doctor Who Netflix-binge. Alternating between personal anecdote, hilarious insight, and smart analysis, Luke Skywalker Can't Read contends that Barbarella is good for you, that monster movies are just romantic comedies with commitment issues, that Dracula and Sherlock Holmes are total hipsters, and, most shockingly, shows how virtually everyone in the Star Wars universe is functionally illiterate. Romp through time and space, from the circus sideshows of 100 years ago to the Comic Cons of today, from darkest corners of the Galaxy to the comfort of your couch. For anyone who pretended their flashlight was a lightsaber, stood in line for a movie at midnight, or dreamed they were abducted by aliens, Luke Skywalker Can't Read is full of answers to questions you haven't thought to ask, and perfect for readers of Chuck Klosterman, Rob Sheffield, and Ernest Cline"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aScience fiction$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aScience fiction films$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aPopular culture.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780147517579.jpg