{"product_id":"9781593766771","title":"Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e“The preeminent chronicler of internet-age malaise.” —Lena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Martin’s honest writing exists above the confines of fear and social norms . . . Her writing is sweaty, uncomfortable, and enchanting . . . She taps into the consciousness of her past selves with precision and care, respecting the integrity and desires of those younger women. A sure hit for fans of Sara Benincasa’s \u003ci\u003eAgorafabulous!\u003c\/i\u003e and Lena Dunham’s \u003ci\u003eNot That Kind of Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.” — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, candid, and searchingly self-aware, this essay collection tells the story of Chelsea Martin’s coming of age as an artist. We are with Chelsea as an eleven-year-old atheist, trying to will an alien visitation to her neighborhood; fighting with her stepfather and grappling with a Tourette’s diagnosis as she becomes a teenager; falling under the sway of frenemies and crushes in high school; going into debt to afford what might be a meaningless education at an expensive art college; navigating the messy process of falling in love with a close friend; and struggling for independence from her emotionally manipulative father and from the family and friends in the dead-end California town that has defined her upbringing. This is a book about relationships, class, art, sex, money, and family—and about growing up weird, and poor, in the late 1990s and early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035476410608,"sku":"9781593766771","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593766771_p0.jpg?v=1763809392","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593766771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}