{"product_id":"extra-salty-frederick-blichert-9781770415898","title":"Extra Salty: Jennifer's Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMegan Fox, a diabolic indie rock band, toxic friendship, fluid sexuality, feminist reckoning, and a literal man-eater in the body of a high school cheerleader: \u003ci\u003eJennifer's Body \u003c\/i\u003ehas it all \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeaturing an original interview with director Karyn Kusama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would be an easy sell in 2021 -- women at the helm (screenwriter Diablo Cody, director Karyn Kusama), a bankable cast (Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried), and a deceptively complex skewering of gender politics -- was a box office flop in 2009. In \u003ci\u003eExtra Salty\u003c\/i\u003e, Frederick Blichert flips the script on how \u003ci\u003eJennifer's Body\u003c\/i\u003e was labeled a failure to celebrate all that is scrumptious (as Jennifer would say) about it: supernatural horror, dark comedy, queer love, and a nuanced handling of gendered violence. The movie could have been to the aughts what \u003ci\u003eHeathers\u003c\/i\u003e was to the eighties, and it's finally getting its due -- whether in the flood of tenth-anniversary praise, the parade of Jennifer Halloween costumes, or Halsey's nod to it (\"Killing Boys\") on her platinum-selling album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith insight into the genre's cinematic tropes, our current cultural reckoning with misogyny, and an original interview with director Karyn Kusama, \u003ci\u003eExtra Salty\u003c\/i\u003e solidifies the status of \u003ci\u003eJennifer's Body\u003c\/i\u003e as a cult classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Pop Classics Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort books that pack a big punch, Pop Classics offer intelligent, fun, and accessible arguments about why a particular pop phenomenon matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Blichert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770415890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770415898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2021 pg. 1","brand":"Frederick Blichert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048047243519,"sku":"9781770415898","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_813fe5ed-c144-4f39-9e9f-1f56ce04efc4.jpg?v=1684993587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extra-salty-frederick-blichert-9781770415898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}