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Rejection
A Literary Fiction Novel by Tony Tulathimutte
Subgenres:
- Satire,
- Short Story Collection,
- Social Media
This book is for you if you're into...
- Linked stories about rejection in the age of dating apps
- Cringe comedy that skewers sex, identity, and internet obsession
- Characters spiraling through online humiliation and self-destruction
From Little Stack
Do you ever feel like you’re too online? Then Tony Tulathimutte’s startling and razor-sharp debut collection of stories will speak to you.
The seven connected stories in this National Book Award-longlisted book examine the comedic, tragic, and intensely awkward intersections of the increasingly dangerous intricacies of modern life. Through Tulathimutte's eyes, we get portraits of people left alienated by society, the internet, and their own failings. This is one of the defining texts of our current era of rage-baiting and doom-scrolling. You'll cringe as much as you laugh.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens, an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Sharply observant and outrageously funny, Rejection is a provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life.
The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet. In "The Feminist," a young man's passionate allyship turns to furious nihilism as he realizes, over thirty lonely years, that it isn't getting him laid. A young woman's unrequited crush in "Pics" spirals into borderline obsession and the systematic destruction of her sense of self. And in "Ahegao; or, The Ballad of Sexual Repression," a shy late bloomer's flailing efforts at a first relationship leads to a life-upending mistake.
As the characters pop up in each other's dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways our delusions can warp our desire for connection. These brilliant satires explore the underrated sorrows of rejection with the authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a manifesto. Audacious and unforgettable, Rejection is a stunning mosaic that redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society, and oneself.
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