Couch

By Benjamin Parzybok
(Small Beer Press, Paperback, 9781931520546, 280pp.)

Publication Date: November 2008

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook

Categories: Humorous

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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the January 2009 Indie Next List
“This funny novel of furniture moving gone awry is a magical realism quest for modern times. Parzybok's touching story explores the aimlessness of our culture, a society of jobs instead of callings, replete with opportunities and choices but without the philosophies and vocations we need to make meaningful decisions.”
-- Josh Cook, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Spring/Summer '09 Reading Group List
“Couch follows the quirky journey of Thom, Erik, and Tree as they venture into the unknown at the behest of a magical, orange couch, which has its own plan for their previously boring lives. Parzybok's colorful characters, striking humor, and eccentric magical realism offer up an adventuresome read.”
-- Christian Crider, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Fall '09/Winter '10 Reading Group List
“Simply one of the best, most enjoyable, and most original books I've read in a very, very long time. This novel about a fantastic orange couch is a lyrical story of a heroic quest undertaken by flawed but intrinsically good people. Humorous and glorious, celebratory of the sacred thing that lies inside each (OK, most) of us -- I'm recommending Couch to everyone!”
-- Beth Simpson, Cornerstone Books, Salem, MA


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Three guys try to carry a couch across the country.
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