{"product_id":"rejection-9780008759384","title":"Rejection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The funniest book I’ve read for a long time’ \u003c\/strong\u003eDAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Utterly ruthless’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Addictive … I loved it!’ \u003c\/strong\u003eRUFI THORPE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Twistedly funny’ \u003c\/strong\u003eVINCENZO LATRONICO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Razor-sharp … impossible to put down’ \u003c\/strong\u003eJACK EDWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the accomplished authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a loser's manifesto, \u003cem\u003eRejection \u003c\/em\u003eradically redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society and oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe see a tryhard male feminist's passionate allyship turn to a furious nihilism as he realises that his feminism isn’t getting him laid and a young woman’s unrequited crush spirals into borderline obsession. As these characters pop up in each other’s dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways that our delusions can warp our desire for connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Book of the Year in \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eService95 and more\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Jack Edwards Inklings Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Extremely dark … laugh-out-loud funny’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Divinely appalling’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Perversely funny’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The funniest, darkest thing’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eST. 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