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| ISBN: | 1593763093 (ISBN13: 9781593763091) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | PEN Open Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2020) |
Richard Chiem
Paperback | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 3.89 | 194 Users | 37 Reviews
Details Regarding Books King of Joy
| Title | : | King of Joy |
| Author | : | Richard Chiem |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | March 5th 2019 by Soft Skull Press |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary |
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Corvus has always had an overactive imagination. Growing up, she develops a unique coping mechanism: she can imagine herself out of any situation, no matter how terrible. To get through each day, Corvus escapes into scenes from fantasy novels, pop songs, and action/adventure movies, and survives by turning the everyday into just another role to play in the movie of her life.After a tragic loss, Corvus finds a sadness so great she cannot imagine it away. Instead, she finds Tim, a pornographer with unconventional methods, who offers her a new way to escape into movies. But when a sinister plot of greed and betrayal is revealed, Corvus must fight to reclaim her independence, and discovers she is stronger than even she could have imagined.
Written in Richard Chiem’s singular style, this debut novel is equal parts sledgehammer and sweet song, a neon, pulsing portrait of grief. King of Joy tells the triumphant, electrifying story of one woman’s quest for survival against all odds, and serves as a reminder that resilience can be found even in our most hopeless moments.
Rating Regarding Books King of Joy
Ratings: 3.89 From 194 Users | 37 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books King of Joy
Ephemeral, sad, menacing. Lynne Ramsay should direct the movie.Whats so amazing about this book is how it so perfectly describes the sadness that you sometimes cant describe and the one thing you think sets you apart from everyone else. I found it remarkable
WTF even is this book? The beginning of the book, set in a pornography commune, was strange enough. But when our protagonist and her friend escape only to seek solace at a rival pornographers mansion complete with a moat filled with hippos, it began to stretch credulity. The moment the hippos showed up and were revealed to be real and not some drug-fueled fever dream, you just knew someone was going to get eaten by one.The Perry Corvus interlude was my favorite part of the book. But that ended
A weird, beautiful book. Captures the details of depression and grief so honestly.
thank you richard chiem
From one of the most exciting and risk-taking new literary voices, Richard Chiems debut novel KING OF JOY is the triumphant, electrifying story of one womans quest for survival against all odds, told in the authors inimitable prose style. Coming in March 2019!
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