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Susan Kim
SUSAN KIM is currently writing a YA trilogy with her partner, Laurence Klavan. The first volume, WASTELAND, will be published by HarperCollins in March 2013; it will be followed by WANDERERS and GUARDIANS. In addition, she has written graphic novels, documentaries, plays, short stories, and... show more

SUSAN KIM is currently writing a YA trilogy with her partner, Laurence Klavan. The first volume, WASTELAND, will be published by HarperCollins in March 2013; it will be followed by WANDERERS and GUARDIANS. In addition, she has written graphic novels, documentaries, plays, short stories, and children's TV. She wrote two graphic novels, CITY OF SPIES (artwork by Pascal Dizin) and BRAIN CAMP (artwork by Faith Erin Hicks), both with Laurence Klavan. FLOW: THE CULTURAL STORY OF MENSTRUATION, her first non-fiction book, was co-written with graphic designer Elissa Stein. Her stage adaptation of Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB has been produced internationally. She has also written many darkly comic one-acts which have been produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City and around the country; GUTS was also produced as a short film which was shown on PBS. DREAMTIME FOR ALICE and MEMENTO MORI are available from Dramatists Play Service and Farrar Strauss. She wrote and co-produced the documentary, IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST; the DVD is available from amazon.com and netflix. She has also written more episodes of children's TV than you could imagine possible for series such as ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK, ARTHUR, READING RAINBOW, HANDY MANNY, DRAGON TALES, and a zillion others.
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Oh Dear
Oh Dear rated it 11 years ago
That last chapter was a real doozy and it took everything I had to finish this book, especially when I reached the last seven pages, and not give this a one star rating. The authors spend most of this book criticizing the feminine care industry/advertising agencies/drug companies for their "evil" sc...
Such A Novel Idea
Such A Novel Idea rated it 11 years ago
I received a copy of this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Wanderers picks up in the aftermath of Wasteland -- the tyrannical leader has been overthrown, but so has the source of food. The people left are hungry and desperate. And then, of course, a natural disaster comes and...
Bücher, Bücher, 100000 Bücher
Bücher, Bücher, 100000 Bücher rated it 11 years ago
I like the idea of this book but the authors and their opinions rub me the wrong way. They very obviously have never had any problems and assume that's the case for everyone, that it's just men and society telling us to hate menstruation. Ladies, you couldn't be more wrong.
CJ the Book Peddler
CJ the Book Peddler rated it 12 years ago
I gotta be honest, I usually love Ms. Hicks but this one just didn't do much for me. It had some interesting ideas but I just felt they weren't fully realized. The end came quickly without much buildup and then ended with a puzzle. Try her other books first if this is your first Hicks novel.
Akrasia Reading
Akrasia Reading rated it 12 years ago
Well if this wasn't a weird one. Honestly, this is one of those books I saw somewhere from someone I followed from Goodreads. All I saw was the cover, and I thought that it looked promising enough, and upon getting the book I saw the first two sentences of the description: "Welcome to the Wasteland....
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