Sad Janet
Autor Lucie Britschen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 2021
"'Depression comedy' is just the genre we all need right now, and Sad Janet is the unexpectedly comforting novel that perfectly fits the bill." -HelloGiggles
Janet works at a ramshackle dog shelter in the woods. She has a passive-aggressive boyfriend, a meddlesome family, and a clutch of eccentric coworkers. Most of all, she has her "sad"-a comfortable cloak of gloomy realism that brings her comfort when everyone around her has surrendered to the permanent promise of pharmaceutical bliss.
Janet wants no part of this, and her family has nearly given up on her. That is, until the fateful summer when word spreads of a new pill that offers even confirmed cynics a short-term taste of happiness…just long enough to make it through the holidays without sinking into depression. When her family stages an intervention, her boyfriend leaves her, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet decides to give in to the pressure. What follows is life-changing for all concerned-in ways no one quite expected.
Sharp-tongued, relentlessly witty, yet surprisingly warm, Sad Janet is the depression comedy you never knew you needed.
Story Locale: Unidentified suburb
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780593086537
ISBN-10: 0593086538
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 130 x 201 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0593086538
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 130 x 201 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
Notă biografică
Lucie Britsch
Descriere
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'Janet is my soulmate' LUCY MANGAN
'Surprising and irreverent' NEW YORK TIMES
***
If there was a pill that promised happiness... Would you take it?
The thing is, she's not out to make anyone else sad. She's not turning up to weddings shouting that most marriages end in divorce. She just wants to wear her giant coat, get rid of her passive-aggressive boyfriend, and avoid human interaction at the rundown dog shelter where she works.
That is, until word spreads about a new pill that promises cynics like her one day off from being sad. When her family stages an intervention, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet finally decides to give them what they want. What follows is life-changing for all concerned - in ways no one quite expects.
Hilarious, provocative and profound, Sad Janet is the antidote to our happiness-obsessed world.
***
PRAISE FOR SAD JANET:
'The dog-whispering, post-Goth cousin to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag' CLAUDIA DEY
'Like a grown up Daria' HELEN MCCLORY
'If you're a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you'll love this' Leigh Stein, author of SELF CARE
'As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they spend time with humans and not just dogs' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days and Harmless Like You
'A tragicomic riot of a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender, across the modern condition' Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker
'Try reading Sad Janet ... It might just make you happy' Marcy Demansky, author of Very Nice
'A biting, pitch-perfect novel about one woman's desire to stay true to herself in a world that rewards facile happiness ... a dazzling debut' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
'The narrative voice of Janet in Britsch's debut novel is a skin-tingling combination of new and necessary' Booklist starred review
'Loved this book... it made me lol via the dark humour and dry observations. An artful take on the "happiness economy"' Emma Gannon, author of Olive
'I loved SAD JANET'S cynical humour. Superbly original, with spot-on one-liners. Brilliantly bleak, but with a spark of hope' Caroline Hulse, author of The Adults
'Hilarious, wise, wicked and tender' CYNTHIA D'APRIX SWEENEY
'Loved this book' EMMA GANNON
'Sharp, sad, hilarious' CLARE BEAMS
A whip-smart, dark comedy for fans of Sally Rooney, Fleabag and My Year of Rest and Relaxation
'Janet is my soulmate' LUCY MANGAN
'Surprising and irreverent' NEW YORK TIMES
***
If there was a pill that promised happiness... Would you take it?
Meet Janet. Janet is sad. Not about her life, about the world. Have you seen it these days?
The thing is, she's not out to make anyone else sad. She's not turning up to weddings shouting that most marriages end in divorce. She just wants to wear her giant coat, get rid of her passive-aggressive boyfriend, and avoid human interaction at the rundown dog shelter where she works.
That is, until word spreads about a new pill that promises cynics like her one day off from being sad. When her family stages an intervention, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet finally decides to give them what they want. What follows is life-changing for all concerned - in ways no one quite expects.
Hilarious, provocative and profound, Sad Janet is the antidote to our happiness-obsessed world.
***
PRAISE FOR SAD JANET:
'The dog-whispering, post-Goth cousin to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag' CLAUDIA DEY
'Like a grown up Daria' HELEN MCCLORY
'If you're a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you'll love this' Leigh Stein, author of SELF CARE
'As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they spend time with humans and not just dogs' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days and Harmless Like You
'A tragicomic riot of a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender, across the modern condition' Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker
'Try reading Sad Janet ... It might just make you happy' Marcy Demansky, author of Very Nice
'A biting, pitch-perfect novel about one woman's desire to stay true to herself in a world that rewards facile happiness ... a dazzling debut' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
'The narrative voice of Janet in Britsch's debut novel is a skin-tingling combination of new and necessary' Booklist starred review
'Loved this book... it made me lol via the dark humour and dry observations. An artful take on the "happiness economy"' Emma Gannon, author of Olive
'I loved SAD JANET'S cynical humour. Superbly original, with spot-on one-liners. Brilliantly bleak, but with a spark of hope' Caroline Hulse, author of The Adults
'Hilarious, wise, wicked and tender' CYNTHIA D'APRIX SWEENEY
'Loved this book' EMMA GANNON
'Sharp, sad, hilarious' CLARE BEAMS
Recenzii
Told in Janet's distinctive voice, I found this engaging satirical novel very funny
Surprising and irreverent...Be prepared for edginess, dark humor and profanity
BRILLIANT. Janet is my soulmate. If ever there was a year you needed a brutally hilarious story abt the need for dedicated anti-depressants to deal with an oncoming Christmas THIS IS IT. I loved it deeply
Britsch's tart debut is a wicked satire of our obsession with happiness
As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they spend time with humans and not just dogs
Sharp, sad, hilarious
A strangely exuberant meditation on sadness
Sharply observed, dark and full of wit
A whipsmart, biting piece of tragicomedy which manages to inspire real laughter while celebrating sadness. Hilarious, profound and deeply refreshing
I am LOVING this book! Sentence after sentence of funny lil gems
A narrator like a grown up Daria, still trying to live authentically while wracked with depression. Funny and sharp as hell.
Surprising and irreverent...Be prepared for edginess, dark humor and profanity
BRILLIANT. Janet is my soulmate. If ever there was a year you needed a brutally hilarious story abt the need for dedicated anti-depressants to deal with an oncoming Christmas THIS IS IT. I loved it deeply
Britsch's tart debut is a wicked satire of our obsession with happiness
As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they spend time with humans and not just dogs
Sharp, sad, hilarious
A strangely exuberant meditation on sadness
Sharply observed, dark and full of wit
A whipsmart, biting piece of tragicomedy which manages to inspire real laughter while celebrating sadness. Hilarious, profound and deeply refreshing
I am LOVING this book! Sentence after sentence of funny lil gems
A narrator like a grown up Daria, still trying to live authentically while wracked with depression. Funny and sharp as hell.