Any Man : A Novel by Amber Tamblyn (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Type
Novel
ISBN
9780062688927
Book Title
Any Man : a Novel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2018
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Amber Tamblyn
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Political
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Width
5.3 in
Number of Pages
288 Pages
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062688928
ISBN-13
9780062688927
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239891619

Product Key Features

Book Title
Any Man : a Novel
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Political
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Author
Amber Tamblyn
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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Get ready to hold your breath. Amber Tamblyn's Any Man is a genre-bending gender-bending brilliant blow torch of a debut novel amplifying the complexities of sexual violence and the radical costs of survival. At the center of the novel is a serial rapist named Maude who reduces the men in her path to objects of prey. We're not used to thinking of this equation, and that's the point. This is the story of a monstrous woman made from the darkness inside all of us, a woman who meets patriarchy head-on and shreds it, leaving men traveling the journey that women must make every day of their lives--not the hero's journey, but the victim's. Not to emerge heroic and victorious, but to emerge from shame and violence with empathy, compassion, and the radical ability to endure together. This book changes everything., ""In her first novel, poet Tamblyn (Bang Ditto) nimbly flips the usual dynamic of sexual predation, writing about a female serial rapist who preys on men.. The suspense of whether Maude will be apprehended and her motives understood propels this powerful meditation on the horrors of rape culture.", "Poet and actress Amber Tamblyn's debut novel, Any Man blends prose and poetry in a searing exploration of sexual aggression.Tamblyn is able to shed a harsh new light on how real, actual, pervasive sexual offenses are treated (and mistreated) in this country, and the world writ large." -- Vanity Fair, Summer's Ultimate Fiction List "An explosive, shapeshifting piece of literary real estate, Amber Tamblyn's arresting debut offers a scathing portrait of American celebrity culture and the way in which it transmutes human tragedy into a vicious circus; victims are forgotten as likes and shares swirl, and 'news' becomes a squalid orgy, a lurid feast. Tamblyn takes every risk in this astonishing and innovative work, and succeeds, gloriously." -- Janet Fitch, bestselling author of The Revolution of Marina M. and Paint It Black "Get ready to hold your breath. Amber Tamblyn's Any Man is a genre-bending gender-bending brilliant blow torch of a debut novel amplifying the complexities of sexual violence and the radical costs of survival. At the center of the novel is a serial rapist named Maude who reduces the men in her path to objects of prey. We're not used to thinking of this equation, and that's the point. This is the story of a monstrous woman made from the darkness inside all of us, a woman who meets patriarchy head-on and shreds it, leaving men traveling the journey that women must make every day of their lives--not the hero's journey, but the victim's. Not to emerge heroic and victorious, but to emerge from shame and violence with empathy, compassion, and the radical ability to endure together. This book changes everything." -- Lidia Yuknavitch, bestselling author of THE BOOK OF JOAN "Amber Tamblyn's debut novel, Any Man, is a beautifully written and carefully curated examination of toxic masculinity, rape culture and our society as a whole...a sprawling conversation about sexual assault and how prevalent it is in our society, regardless of gender....Everything about this novel is raw and exposed...this is the time to stop denying these things are out there just because hearing, seeing or reading about them makes us want to turn the other way--and that is what Tamblyn has achieved in this novel, a way to make our eyes stay on the page." -- Paperback Paris Any Man is a breathtaking gut-punch of a novel. Here is the cost of sexual violence: our bodies, our minds, our culture. Flipping the typical narrative of woman-as-victim, Tamblyn follows six different men, each of whom has been viciously attacked by a serial rapist named Maude. In a masterful exploration of literary form, we follow them through poetry, journals, talk shows, group therapy sessions, internet chat rooms, letters, voicemails, and an extended Twitter search so real and right now the page became a screen in my hands. From the first lightning-bolt sentence it felt impossible to put down. But I had to put it down. I had to breathe. I had to interrogate my own heart. Real talk: this subject matter is hard as hell. It hurts. It's so much easier not to look, to pretend such violence doesn't exist even when we know--we know. we know and know and know--that it does. Enough, Tamblyn is saying. It's supposed to hurt. That's how we heal. -- Megan Stielstra, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life ""In her first novel, poet Tamblyn (Bang Ditto) nimbly flips the usual dynamic of sexual predation, writing about a female serial rapist who preys on men.. The suspense of whether Maude will be apprehended and her motives understood propels this powerful meditation on the horrors of rape culture." -- Publishers Weekly, An explosive, shapeshifting piece of literary real estate, Amber Tamblyn's arresting debut offers a scathing portrait of American celebrity culture and the way in which it transmutes human tragedy into a vicious circus; victims are forgotten as likes and shares swirl, and 'news' becomes a squalid orgy, a lurid feast. Tamblyn takes every risk in this astonishing and innovative work, and succeeds, gloriously.
Dewey Decimal
813.6
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"An explosive, shapeshifting piece of literary real estate, Amber Tamblyn's arresting debut offers a scathing portrait of American celebrity culture and the way in which it transmutes human tragedy into a vicious circus; victims are forgotten as likes and shares swirl, and 'news' becomes a squalid orgy, a lurid feast. Tamblyn takes every risk in this astonishing and innovative work, and succeeds, gloriously." -- Janet Fitch, bestselling author of The Revolution of Marina M. and Paint It Black Vanity Fair's Summer Ultimate Fiction List Entertainment Weekly Summer Preview List In this electric and provocative debut novel, Tamblyn blends genres of poetry, prose, and elements of suspense to give shape to the shocking narratives of victims of sexual violence, mapping the destructive ways in which our society perpetuates rape culture. A violent serial rapist is on the loose, who goes by the name Maude. She hunts for men at bars, online, at home-- the place doesn't matter, neither does the man. Her victims then must live the aftermath of their assault in the form of doubt from the police, feelings of shame alienation from their friends and family and the haunting of a horrible woman who becomes the phantom on which society projects its greatest fears, fascinations and even misogyny. All the while the police are without leads and the media hound the victims, publicly dissecting the details of their attack. What is extraordinary is how as years pass these men learn to heal, by banding together and finding a space to raise their voices. Told in alternating viewpoints signature to each voice and experience of the victim, these pages crackle with emotion, ranging from horror to breathtaking empathy. As bold as it is timely, Any Man paints a searing portrait of survival and is a tribute to those who have lived through the nightmare of sexual assault.

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