{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-better-adult","title":"How to Be a Better Adult","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Another day of corporate drudgery\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHope Obiako, disillusioned by her mundane existence as a lowly account specialist, discovers a mysterious handbook that drastically changes her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHope is a master performer, making a show of her competence and compliance. And while she really\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eboth competent and compliant, no one at William Hensley \u0026amp; Associates seems to see it. But what they never saw coming, behind her quiet and agreeable personality, is Hope's drive to \"make it\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eby any magical means necessary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is \"Sorry to Bother You\" meets the surrealism of \"Atlanta\", plus some \"Awkward Black Girl\" mixed in for good measure! An afro-surrealist tale with magical undertones. If you like the themes in the work of Sayaka Murata and the magical realism of Haruki Murakami you'll enjoy this read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a woman who suffers from depression and social anxiety, \u003cstrong\u003eJacque Aye\u003c\/strong\u003e has made it her mission to candidly share her experiences with the hopes of helping others dealing with the same. This extends into her fiction work, where she pens tales about woeful women trying their best, with a surrealist, magical touch. Inspired by Japanese surrealist authors like Haruki Murakami and Sayaka Murata, her stories are dark and humorous with a hint…well, a bunch…of absurdity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Jacque Aye\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: January 24, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780578279299\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.5 inches | 0.6 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Popular Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jacque Aye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49098341286123,"sku":"9780578279299","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780578279299.jpg?v=1784817135","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/how-to-be-a-better-adult","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}