{"product_id":"the-body-politic-9781501180781","title":"The Body Politic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For anyone who looks back on the past twenty years of American life and wonders how the hell did we get here, picking up Brian Platzer’s \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e is a good place to start. How many times when reading this novel did I stop and say, ‘Like that, it all felt a lot like that.’” —\u003cb\u003eElliot Ackerman, author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An inherently character-driven tale, beautifully written, and a fine example of a long, strange trip.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brian Platzer has done something marvelous — transmuted the queasy early years of the Trump presidency into a novel that’s a delight to read. \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about many things — what it means to be unwell, what it means to heal, how deep and strange friendships can be, and how hidden things never stay hidden for long. I was grateful for its engaging, empathetic company during these fractious times.” —\u003cb\u003eRachel Monroe, author of \u003ci\u003eSavage Appetites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brian Platzer's \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite kind of book: a novel that swings for the fences. It's smart and bold and a little bit brutal.  The book it reminds me of the most is Claire Messud's \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Children\u003c\/i\u003e—it has the same kind of expansive scope, and dark bite.  Lots of people are writing books that attempt to capture the current political moment; fewer people are writing honestly about how it feels to live in it - and all the ways it's changing us.\" —\u003cb\u003eKristen Roupenian, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Know You Want This \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A cleverly constructed and emotionally compelling novel about the common disappointments and surprising consolations of middle age. \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e captures the ambient dread of chronic illness with extraordinary precision and striking insight.” —\u003cb\u003eJenny Offill, author of \u003ci\u003eDept. of Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Platzer's (\u003ci\u003eBed-Stuy is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018) second novel is about four friends in their thirties in New York City. But \u003ci\u003eThe Body Politic \u003c\/i\u003eis bold in other ways. Firmly set in the almost-present aftermath of the 2016 election, it's propelled by real-world headlines.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49531366179159,"sku":"9781501180781","price":16.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501180781.jpg?v=1731882825","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-body-politic-9781501180781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}