{"product_id":"book-dsi7","title":"Shit, Actually","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirebrand \u003ci\u003eNY Times \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist and bestselling author Lindy West unpacks the beloved rom-coms and cult classics we love in order to dissect the culture we've created.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003e the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in \u003ci\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e trust 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\u003e ever fucking talk?!?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump, Honey I Shrunk the Kids,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBad Boys II,\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eFace\/Off, Top Gun,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook,\u003c\/i\u003e Lindy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At once outrageously funny and piercingly incisive, \u003ci\u003eShit, Actually\u003c\/i\u003e reminds 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eOne of the \"Best Books of 2020\" by NPR's Book Concierge**Your Favorite Movies, Re-Watched**\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349021761840,"sku":"BDdsi7","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49349021794608,"sku":"40dsi7","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dsi7-Square-cover.jpg?v=1769729509","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dsi7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}