{"product_id":"9781582436524","title":"Fight Scenes","description":"In an intricately linked series of poetic, short tales set in a 1983 suburb, Greg Bottoms portrays his life as one of two “at-risk” boys as they attempt to learn how to be—and what it means to be—men. By turns funny, disquieting, and moving, \u003cem\u003eFight Scenes\u003c\/em\u003e takes an unsparing look at juvenile disaffection and the dark side of white, working-class masculinity. By narrating his experiences with childhood buddy Mark, Bottoms shows how many of America’s young men learn to think about work, sex, weakness, violence, and themselves. \u003cbr\u003eIn a pared-down, highly readable style that brings to mind the work of Raymond Carver, Sherman Alexie, and Denis Johnson, Bottoms has created a work of literature that shows how even the most accepted forms of “toughness” can have a damaging, disorienting, and finally dehumanizing effect on everyone, especially kids.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133855514864,"sku":"9781582436524","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781582436524_p0.jpg?v=1763798324","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781582436524","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}