{"product_id":"kato-otis-west-9781967756025","title":"Kato","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA darkly funny, low-stakes caper set in early-2000s Seattle-featuring a stolen BMX bike, a clapped-out Celica, and a ferret named Milo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a rough breakup, Keith crashes with old friends at a dilapidated Ballard house. He quits his job, buys a rusty Celica for $400, and starts dating a Swedish nanny. But when one of the sketchier roommates steals his younger brother's prized BMX bike, it sets off a slow-motion train wreck of epic proportions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon Keith finds himself living in a guest house behind a mansion and working as a personal assistant to a shady tech bro named Chad, whose startup might be porn-adjacent. There's also drunken bowling, putrid corporate bathrooms, grow lamps, a reunited grunge-turned-rockabilly band, a houseboat, a flare gun, and eventually, a shootout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a city where flannel had just given way to fleece, \u003cem\u003eKato\u003c\/em\u003e is a deadpan, slacker comedy about revenge, roommates, sibling rivalry, and trying to grow up without a plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Nick Hornby and Douglas Coupland, with the hijinks of \u003cem\u003eOffice Space\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDude, Where's My Car\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Otis West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967756023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967756025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Otis West Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Otis West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154195394815,"sku":"9781967756025","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5c04643-ed1c-4e1b-b60c-8c1cad48b870.jpg?v=1770788533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kato-otis-west-9781967756025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}