{"product_id":"you-too-can-have-a-body-like-mine-paperback","title":"You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Kleeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A powerful allegory of our civilization's many maladies, artfully and elegantly articulated, by one of the young wise women of our generation.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intelligent and madly entertaining debut novel reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhite Noise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/em\u003e that is at once a missing-person mystery, an exorcism of modern culture, and a wholly singular vision of contemporary womanhood from a terrifying and often funny voice of a new generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman known only by the letter A lives in an unnamed American city with her roommate, B, and boyfriend, C, who wants her to join him on a reality show called \u003cem\u003eThat's My Partner!\u003c\/em\u003e A eats (or doesn't) the right things, watches endless amounts of television, often just for the commercials--particularly the recurring cartoon escapades of Kandy Kat, the mascot for an entirely chemical dessert--and models herself on a standard of beauty that only exists in such advertising. She fixates on the fifteen minutes of fame a news-celebrity named Michael has earned after buying up his local Wally Supermarket's entire, and increasingly ample, supply of veal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile B is attempting to make herself a twin of A, who hungers for something to give meaning to her life, something aside from C's pornography addiction, and becomes indoctrinated by a new religion spread throughout a web of corporate franchises, which moves her closer to the decoys that populate her television world, but no closer to her true nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Best Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Bustle Best Debut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Lithub Best Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman known only as A lives in an unnamed American city with her roommate, B, and boyfriend, C, who wants her to join him on a reality dating show called \u003cem\u003eThat's My Partner!\u003c\/em\u003e A eats (or doesn't eat) the right things, watches endless amounts of television, often just for the commercials, and models herself on a standard of beauty that exists only in such advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, B is attempting to make herself a twin of A, who in turn hungers for something to give meaning to her life, something aside from C's pornography addiction.\u003c\/p\u003eAlexandra Kleeman's unforgettable debut is a missing-person mystery told from the point of view of the missing person--an American horror story that concerns sex and friendship, consumption and appetite, faith and transformation, real food and reality television.--\u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Best Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Bustle Best Debut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Lithub Best Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman known only as A lives in an unnamed American city with her roommate, B, and boyfriend, C, who wants her to join him on a reality dating show called \u003cem\u003eThat's My Partner!\u003c\/em\u003e A eats (or doesn't eat) the right things, watches endless amounts of television, often just for the commercials, and models herself on a standard of beauty that exists only in such advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, B is attempting to make herself a twin of A, who in turn hungers for something to give meaning to her life, something aside from C's pornography addiction.\u003c\/p\u003eAlexandra Kleeman's unforgettable debut is a missing-person mystery told from the point of view of the missing person--an American horror story that concerns sex and friendship, consumption and appetite, faith and transformation, real food and reality television.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44290672885862,"sku":"9780062388681","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aEx2c2x0WWQrdUdTT0Q3ZUU5bjgxdz09.webp?v=1766829328","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/you-too-can-have-a-body-like-mine-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}