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The Answer Is Always Yes.(Brief article)(Book review)

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In Ferrell's debut novel, Matthew Acciaccatura, a bullied nerd from Teaneck, New Jersey, in his freshman year at N.Y.U. and hungry to be cool, is spotted by a Manhattan night-club owner and given the chance to become a promoter. Ferrell chronicles Matt's ascent in the nineties rave culture and his downfall--brought about by his need, when he is faced with someone who symbolizes his childhood torturers, ...

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