![]() ![]() This strong debut will resonate with readers who enjoy their parody with a side of pathos. Johnston’s writing is lively and takes his story through a few surprising turns. Campusland is a timely and gleeful skewering of the modern American. All from 3.87 New Books from 6.48 Used Books from 3.87 Rare Books from 15. His beloved Devon, though, has become a place of warring tribes, and there are landmines waiting for Eph that he is unequipped to see. ![]() The book culminates in a confrontation orchestrated by Red between Lulu and some of her detractors, which transpires in front of the media, that helps decide Eph’s fate. He may look and sound privileged, but Eph is right out of gun-rack, Bible-thumping rural Alabama. As the lie gains traction and nationwide attention-though Lulu remains vague about the meaning behind her project and even recants her accusation-power-hungry school officials are blinded by their political correctness: they insist that Lulu must be in denial and Eph is trying to intimidate her. Having failed to make the cover of an NYC society rag and indignant after Eph rejects her advances, Lulu decides to put on a performance art project that involves her lying about Eph sexually assaulting her. Red thinks of himself as the top progressive in the school, but he soon finds himself usurped by social-climbing freshman Lulu Harris. ![]() While teaching Mark Twain, earnest English professor Eph Russell gets unfairly branded a racist by a disingenuous group of self-righteous students led by trust-fund baby Red Wheeler. Johnston’s standout debut successfully skewers the politically correct culture of liberal arts colleges by chronicling how opportunists use it to their advantage at exclusive Devon University in New England. ![]()
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