{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the George Miles Cycle of five novels, of which \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003eis the first. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Loose Thread\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sluts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Marbled Swarm\u003c\/i\u003e. Cooper's other works include story collections, poetry, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press, Black Cat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034110226706,"sku":"9780802170118","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bd6380b-b8ca-4e69-a534-099a645f34e5.jpg?v=1770986600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/god-jr-9780802170118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}