{"product_id":"shit-actually-lindy-west-9780316449823","title":"Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the \"Best Books of 2020\" by NPR's Book Concierge \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**Your Favorite Movies, Re-Watched** \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In \u003ci\u003eShit, Actually, \u003c\/i\u003e Lindy returns to those roots, re-examining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is \u003ci\u003eTwilight \u003c\/i\u003ethe horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in \u003ci\u003eThe Lion King \u003c\/i\u003etrust Mufasa-WHO IS A LION-to look out for their best interests? Why did anyone bother making any more movies after \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e achieved perfection? And, my god, why don't any of the women in \u003ci\u003eLove, Actually \u003c\/i\u003eever fucking talk? ?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bad Boys II, \u003c\/i\u003eto\u003ci\u003e Face\/Off, Top Gun, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook, \u003c\/i\u003eLindy combines her razor-sharp wit and trademark humor with a genuine adoration for nostalgic trash to shed new critical light on some of our defining cultural touchstones-the stories we've long been telling ourselves about who we are. At once outrageously funny and piercingly incisive, \u003ci\u003eShit, Actually \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us to pause and ask, \"How does this movie hold up?\", all while teaching us how to laugh at the things we love without ever letting them or ourselves off the hook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShit, Actually\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter and a break-up note all in one: to the films that shaped us and the ones that ruined us. More often than not, Lindy finds, they're one and the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindy West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316449822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316449823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020 pg. 77","brand":"Lindy West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055543480575,"sku":"9780316449823","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_853d748f-c782-4cb8-8001-fa3eba6cca1f.jpg?v=1685036390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shit-actually-lindy-west-9780316449823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}