{"product_id":"hobbies-you-enjoy-a-novelty-paperback","title":"Hobbies You Enjoy: A Novelty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Alan Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eServing as a somewhat companion piece to such literary classics as \u003ci\u003eLetters to Wendy's\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Handey's \u003ci\u003eDeep Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e and one of those books of Chuck Norris facts, \u003ci\u003eHobbies You Enjoy\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreaking yet comical character study highlighting a person's yearlong emotional unraveling through the work they resent, the family trauma they endure, the substances they abuse, the loneliness they embrace, and of course, the hobbies they enjoy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As witty and tongue-in-cheek as anything Ellis has ever done, but it comes from a much more personal and wounded place than the depression memes you can find online.\"-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDead End Follies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...hilarious, and deep, and moving-a special thing.\"-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captures the absurdity of existence, balancing between comedy and tragedy, and ultimately leaves the reader with a sense of the profound loneliness that often underlies the most trivial moments of our lives.\"-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaudlin House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48199919567069,"sku":"9798390308127","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/KfxF7ydQoY9798390308127.webp?v=1784416470","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/hobbies-you-enjoy-a-novelty-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}