{"product_id":"god-jr-9780802170118","title":"God Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003e\"transcends the formulaic with exquisite writing on the level of Rimbaud's \u003ci\u003eIlluminations \u003c\/i\u003e. . . an American masterpiece\" (James McCourt, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Jim, a father who survived the car crash that killed his teenage son Tommy. Tommy was distant, transfixed by video games and pop culture, and a mystery to the man who raised him. Now, disabled by the accident, yearning somehow to absolve his own guilt over the crash, Jim becomes obsessed with a mysterious building Tommy drew repetitively in a notebook before he died. As the fixation grows, Jim starts to take on elements of his son-at the expense of his job and marriage--but is he connecting with who Tommy truly was?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tender, wrenching look at guilt, grief, and the tenuous bonds of family, \u003ci\u003eGod Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike anything Dennis Cooper has yet written. It is a triumphant achievement from one of our finest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This beautiful book is a first-person narration of how grief grows and morphs after a death, and its style and naked pain make the reader feel like he has suffered a concussion . . . Carefully wrought in Cooper's trademark short, clipped sentences. There's no room for the pain to hide, and Cooper lays it bare with humor and striking honesty.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime Out Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"God Jr. is probably Cooper's richest, most philosophical novel to date. If the cycle were a video game, this would be its Easter egg.\" --\u003ci\u003eSF Gate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Absorbing . . . carefully spare, pop-cultures prose that has earned him a cult following.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802170118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.26h x 4.98w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2005 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2005 pg. 556\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2005 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 1896\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2005 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2005 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dennis Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239131377845,"sku":"9780802170118","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9255ff7-1448-434d-bbb3-ea5d372507ab.jpg?v=1770916885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/god-jr-9780802170118","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}