*Includesthestory“CatPerson“--nowamajorfilm*Acompulsivelyreadablecollectionofshortstoriesthatexplorethecomplex--andoftendarklyfunny--connectionsbetweengender,sex,andpoweracrossgenres.“Thesestoriesaresharpandperverse,darkandbizarre,unrelentingandutterlybananas.Ilovethemso,somuch.“--CarmenMariaMachado,NationalBookAwardFinalistandauthorofHerBodyandOtherParties“KristenRoupenianisn’tjustanuncannilygreatwriter,shealsoknowsthingsaboutthehumanpsyche...Theworldhasmadealotmoresensesincereadingthisbook.“--MirandaJuly,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorPreviouslypublishedasYouKnowYouWantThis,“CatPerson“andOtherStoriesbrilliantlyexploresthewaysinwhichwomenarehorrifyingasmuchasitcapturesthehorrorsthataredonetothem.Amongitspagesareacouplewhobecomesobsessedwiththeirfriendhearingthemhavesex,thenseeingthemhavesex...untiltheycan’thavesexwithouthim;aten-year-oldwhosebirthdaypartytakesasinisterturnwhenshewishesfor“somethingmean“;awomanwhofindsabookofspellshalfhiddenatthelibraryandsummonsherheart’sdesire:anameless,nakedman;andaself-proclaimed“biter“whodreamsofsneakingupbehindandsinkingherteethintoagreen-eyed,long-haired,pink-cheekedcoworker.Spanningarangeofgenresandtopics--fromthemundanetothemurderousandsupernatural--thesearestoriesaboutsexandpunishment,guiltandanger,thepleasureandterrorofinflictingandexperiencingpain.Thesestoriesfascinateandrepel,revoltandarouse,scareanddelightinequalmeasure.And,asacollection,theypointafingeratyou,daringyoutofeeluncomfortable--orworse,understood--asiftosay,“Youwantthis,right?Youknowyouwantthis.“
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