{"product_id":"9781608196890","title":"What I Hate : From A to Z","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat I Hate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Roz Chast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious illustrated compendium of pet peeves and personal nightmares from the beloved \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCan't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoing into Town\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pages of the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eare hallowed ground for cartoonists, and for the last thirty years, Roz Chast has helped set the magazine's cartooning standard, while creating work that is unmistakably her own- characterized by her shaggy lines, an ecstatic way with words, and her characters' histrionic masks of urban and suburban anxiety, bedragglement, and elation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Hate\u003c\/i\u003e is an A to Z of epic horrors and daily unpleasantries, including but by no means limited to rabies, abduction, tunnels, and the triple-layered terror of Jell-O 1-2-3. With never-before-published, full-page cartoons for every letter, and supplemental text to make sure the proper fear is instilled in every heart, Chast's alphabetical compendium will resonate with anyone well-versed in the art of avoidance- and make an instructive gift for anyone who might be approaching life with unhealthy unconcern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this neurotic spin on the classic alphabet book, longtime New Yorker staff cartoonist Chast shares a few of her least favorite things, with each letter suggesting a horror that you may never have even considered worrying about before: G for general anesthesia, K for kites, S for spontaneous human combustion, V for vision loss... Chast's funny, fuzzy-lined drawings make even the most mundane object send chills of unease down your spine... hypochondriacs and fans of Chast's twisted sense of humor will especially rejoice.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With realistic, tongue-in-cheek foresight, the author spotlights a selection of the most commonplace, phobia-inducing situations (elevators, air travel, heights, etc.) and defuses them with brilliantly dry, flippant humor. A hilarious, collectively appealing index of words and pictures drawn with wry exuberance and a head-nodding relevancy.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chast's nervous cross-hatching and wiggly, double-penned lines are perfect for this catalogue of urban anxiety... Readers will find it most amusingly shocking to run across a worry they thought was uniquely theirs -- realizing that someone else has considered all the ways you could die at a carnival is perversely comforting... An entertaining, rewarding flip-through.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An abecadarium of worry, doom, and gloom that is funny, fresh, and relatable.” —\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781608196890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594895896782,"sku":"9781608196890","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1e1f8302-d330-486c-a181-5ba4ac3a1074.jpg?v=1637821172","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781608196890","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}