{"product_id":"9781402257063","title":"Social Blunders","description":"\"Wild , wonderful, and wickedly funny...Highly recommended.\" - \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of five men could be \u003cstrong\u003eSam Callahan's\u003c\/strong\u003e father. Is knowing the truth worth the havoc he'll cause trying to find out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaid low by divorce-the result of an endless stream of poor choices-\u003cstrong\u003eSam decides it's time he met his dad\u003c\/strong\u003e. But his quest to meet the men and discover the truth does more than just shake up the five likely suspects-\u003cstrong\u003eit pretty much napalms the lives of everyone he meets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A comic novel of dysfunctional family and raucous debauchery, fans of Nick Hornby, Jack Kerouac, Tom Robbins, Larry McMurtry, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Carl Hiaasen will appreciate Sandlin's humor and Sam's journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books in Tim Sandlin's GroVant Trilogy:\u003cbr\u003e Skipped Parts, Book 1\u003cbr\u003e Sorrow Floats, Book 2\u003cbr\u003e Social Blunders, Book 3\u003cbr\u003eLydia, Book 4\u003c\/p\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003cem\u003eSocial Blunders\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone of the funniest writers alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am a huge fan of \u003cstrong\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Russo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Tim Sandlin belongs in their club.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Besides being \u003cstrong\u003ehilarious and lewd\u003c\/strong\u003e (a very good start), the novel is quite touching.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sandlin's narrative voice combines the absurdity of \u003cstrong\u003eTom Robbins\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pithy social observation of \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Coupland\u003c\/strong\u003e, the male sexual wanderlust of \u003cstrong\u003ePhillip Roth\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eRollicking raunchy raucous debaucherous dysfunctional good time fun\u003c\/strong\u003e-- with genuine heart and emotion mixed in for good measure\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eabsolutely hysterical and touching\u003c\/strong\u003e. I haven't looked at treadmills the same way since!\"\u003c\/p\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about \u003cem\u003eSocial Blunders\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"A story of \u003cstrong\u003egrand faux pas and dazzling dysfunction\u003c\/strong\u003e...a wildly satirical look at the absurdities of modern life.\" -\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eRibald... comic and bawdy...oddly endearing\u003c\/strong\u003e...an effective blend of flippancy and compassion.\" -\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tim Sandlin only gets better. Social Blunders is an affecting book...It is \u003cstrong\u003efiction to be savored\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" -Larry McMurtry\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003eweird, funny, raunchy\u003c\/strong\u003e novel that veers wildly from pathos to slapstick and back again, and it's surprisingly effective.\" -\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat everyone is saying about Tim Sandlin:\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Sandlin's stuff is as tight and funny as anyone doing this comedy novel thing.\" -Christopher Moore \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His prose, his characters, \u003cstrong\u003eall amazing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story of \u003cstrong\u003egrand faux pas and dazzling dysfunction\u003c\/strong\u003e...a \u003cstrong\u003ewildly satirical\u003c\/strong\u003e look at the absurdities of modern life.\" -\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152312451312,"sku":"9781402257063","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402257063_p0.jpg?v=1763714803","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402257063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}