{"product_id":"somebodys-dilemma-joshua-valentine-9798986463834","title":"Somebody's Dilemma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueer.. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExistential... \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychedelic.. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe new novel by the drag queen superstar author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies after humans and all other life forms went extinct, several exploratory robots begin the process of artificially raising human life on Earth to revitalize the extinct human race. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe John Charles Californian Exploratory Robot, stationed in the Central Valley of California, is first tasked with developing a male human labeled as 'JC_MHlf_01\". Jacey-one, the nickname given to that human by his AI mother, would go on to become a mentally and emotionally disturbed teenager, fearing the exploratory robot while feeling as though something fundamental was missing from his existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing the dreadful nature of his own existence and the morbid coming-of-age he must experience, Jacey-one sets out on an impromptu journey for the sake of answering one question: what was it that his life missed? And, could he miss it despite never having it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the first and last weeks of Jacey-one's life as told in a surreal, subversive style akin to that of John Boorman's 1974 camp classic, Zardoz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Aesthetically, this book is better enjoyed in paperback form. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent Warning: This book contains scenes depicting cannibalism; death; sexual and fecal humiliation; human mutilation; graphic physical violence; murder; gore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986463834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Joshua Valentine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199263265023,"sku":"9798986463834","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eac18185-f454-496f-9615-a2ccbb6f01fe.jpg?v=1727925540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/somebodys-dilemma-joshua-valentine-9798986463834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}