{"product_id":"9781568092126","title":"Rated Xmas","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBrandishing the caustic wit that is the hallmark of his four previous books of short fictions, L. D. Brodsky gives \"Xmas\" an X rating in this latest volume, with his salty-tongued South St. Louis auto-assembly-line \"rough,\" who gets way too far into the Christmas spirit(s). At least deserving of an R rating are some of Brodsky’s other outrageous characters, such as the guy who disguises himself as a Persian cat or basset hound to escape the scrutiny of his neighbors; the misguided soul who turns into a UFO; experts in fecal matter and the mortuarial arts; the husband who flies home early to avoid a snowstorm, only to surprise his preoccupied wife; the art forger who’s so good he becomes more famous than the masters he copies; and men who mate with bears, whales, and themselves. Drop your quarter into \u003ci\u003eRated Xmas\u003c\/i\u003e and view the peepshow that’s always playing in Brodsky’s mind.","brand":"Time Being Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132623175920,"sku":"9781568092126","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781568092126_p0.jpg?v=1763789567","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781568092126","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}