{"product_id":"my-beautiful-despair-the-philosophy-of-kim-kierkegaardashian-9781982100988","title":"My Beautiful Despair: The Philosophy of Kim Kierkegaardashian","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Reflective maxims on life, death, sin, and emptiness, salted with luxury accessories of the Kardashian lifestyle...@KimKierkegaard is dross turned gold, redemption through absurdity in a hundred and forty characters.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \"the ultimate meeting of the sublime with the ridiculous\" (\u003ci\u003eLondon Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Despair \u003c\/i\u003eblends the existential philosophy of S ren Kierkegaard with the superficial musings of Kim Kardashian West, based on the popular Twitter feed @KimKierkegaard. Kierkegaardashian shares thoughts on fashion, beauty, brunch, and the relentless waves of existential dread that wash over us day after day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sample of the revelations include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e- I have majorly fallen off my workout-eating plan  AND it's summer. But to despair over sin is to sink deeper into it.\u003cbr\u003e - Obsessed with protecting your skin, lips, hair \u0026amp; face from the sun? Close the cover of the coffin tight, really tight, and be at peace.\u003cbr\u003e - I like my men like I like my coffee: a momentary comfort in the midst of all my suffering.\u003cbr\u003e - What is the operation by which a self relates itself to its own self, transparently? Selfie.\u003cbr\u003e - What if everything in life were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears? Scared LOL  \u003cbr\u003e - I've been going to bed a little bit earlier each night, to get a taste of death.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an age where the line between news and entertainment is blurrier than ever before, and the difference between a celebrity and the leader of the free world is nil, Kierkegaardashian's insights perfectly reflect our absurd, hilarious, and deeply disturbing new era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e @KimKierkegaard has been admired, praised, and adored in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, T\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times, Financial Times, The Economist, New York, Buzzfeed, \u003c\/i\u003e and more, and has amassed nearly a quarter of a million Twitter followers, including J.K. Rowling and Anna Kendrick. Now in a humorous, illustrated gift book, perfectly suited for our existential times, Kierkegaardashian's philosophical insights are juxtaposed for the first time with Dash Shaw's brilliant black-and-white illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982100988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Kim Kierkegaardashian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251497337013,"sku":"9781982100988","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6939a976-23e9-4072-9a05-db7fa339945f.jpg?v=1699374167","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-beautiful-despair-the-philosophy-of-kim-kierkegaardashian-9781982100988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}