Wright was one of the wittiest voices to emerge from the 1980s stand-up comedy boom. In his first novel, we follow the mind of seven-year-old Harold (Wright in miniature) throughout a school day in the 1960s. Filtered through a stream of brilliant jokes, Harold’s worldview takes shape via crushes on his classmate Elizabeth and his teacher Miss Yuka, his affection for and identification with a deeply eccentric grandfather, and, of course, hanging out with Carl Sagan on the moon. Surreal, sweet, and sharp as it gets, Harold is packed with enough delightful observations to reward multiple readings.
–Frank, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis, OR
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