{"product_id":"joytime-killbox-9781942683919","title":"Joytime Killbox","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe awkwardness of modern living takes center stage in these nine short stories by Brian Wood. Well-intentioned characters fumble through social situations: a man making small talk in line for a deadly thrill ride, a pet parrot arrested for murder, a seductive stranger on an airplane who just pulled out a handle of gin. With sparse prose and candid humor, these stories draw attention to the absurdities of our day-to-day interactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A collection full of startling, unforgettable treasures. With echoes of Kafka and homages to George Saunders, Brian Wood rewards readers with his remarkable combination of tenderness, searing wit, and striking inventions.”\u003cbr\u003e—Joanna Scott, author of \u003ci\u003eCareers For Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In my list of favorite stories—written by people like Cheever and Bolaño and Nabokov, Denis Johnson and Barry Hannah—are the ones that always, when I read and reread them, make me think: ‘Ah, yes: \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e how a short-story should be, look, sound, work.’ Welcome to my list, short-stories by Brian Wood.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rodrigo Fresán, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invented Part\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I. STRANGERS\u003cbr\u003e What to Say to a Child in the Speedway Bathroom\u003cbr\u003e\t Joytime Killbox\u003cbr\u003e Fallen Timbers\u003cbr\u003e  PART II. FRIENDS\u003cbr\u003e USS Flagg\u003cbr\u003e Beasts of Flight\u003cbr\u003e\t Diary of a Bad Afternoon at Nordstrom\u003cbr\u003e  PART III. LOVERS\u003cbr\u003e  My Roberta\u003cbr\u003e\t Walking Dogs\u003cbr\u003e Rough Air","brand":"BOA Editions, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360283656535,"sku":"9781942683919","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781942683919.jpg?v=1754127218","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/joytime-killbox-9781942683919","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}