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A compulsively readable collection of short stories that explore the complex—and often darkly funny—connections between gender, sex, and power across genres.
"These stories are sharp and perverse, dark and bizarre, unrelenting and utterly bananas. I love them so, so much." —Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award Finalist and author of Her Body and Other Parties
"Kristen Roupenian isn't just an uncannily great writer, she also knows things about the human psyche...The world has made a lot more sense since reading this book." —Miranda July, New York Times bestselling author
Previously published as You Know You Want This, "Cat Person" and Other Stories brilliantly explores the ways in which women are horrifying as much as it captures the horrors that are done to them. Among its pages are a couple who becomes obsessed with their friend hearing them have sex, then seeing them have sex...until they can't have sex without him; a ten-year-old whose birthday party takes a sinister turn when she wishes for "something mean"; a woman who finds a book of spells half hidden at the library and summons her heart's desire: a nameless, naked man; and a self-proclaimed "biter" who dreams of sneaking up behind and sinking her teeth into a green-eyed, long-haired, pink-cheeked coworker.
Spanning a range of genres and topics—from the mundane to the murderous and supernatural—these are stories about sex and punishment, guilt and anger, the pleasure and terror of inflicting and experiencing pain. These stories fascinate and repel, revolt and arouse, scare and delight in equal measure. And, as a collection, they point a finger at you, daring you to feel uncomfortable—or worse, understood—as if to say, "You want this, right? You know you want this."
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Creators
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Kristen RoupenianAuthor
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Aubrey PlazaNarrator
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Jayme MattlerNarrator
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Molly PopeNarrator
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Will DamronNarrator
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Jasmin Savoy BrownNarrator
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Emily TremaineNarrator
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Finn WittrockNarrator
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Amy RyanNarrator
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Olivia Taylor DudleyNarrator
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Corey BrillNarrator
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Jacques RoyNarrator
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Kristen RoupenianNarrator
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Gibson FrazierNarrator
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Publisher
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Release date
January 15, 2019 -
Formats
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781508266914
- File size: 226200 KB
- Duration: 07:51:14
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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In this often twisted short story collection, the talented narrators capture the willful discomfort of women as they destroy others or find themselves destroyed. The performances have an anxiously expectant tone that keeps the listener wondering where each story is headed. The authors' sometimes surreal works are blessed with the talents of many familiar voices, including the well-known Aubrey Plaza, from "Parks and Recreation." Plaza's deadpan tone captures the detachment of a couple who find that their sexual desires lead to a destructive game with their accidental roommate. The audiobook also includes powerful performances by Will Damron, Jayme Mattler, and Amy Ryan, along with several others, including author Kristen Roupenian herself. V.B. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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