Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the major motion picture An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen): Stories
by Simon Rich
2020-12-31 22:23:35
Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the major motion picture An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen): Stories
by Simon Rich
2020-12-31 22:23:35
The "hilarious" (New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedyAn American Pickle.<BR <BR Twenty years ago, Barney the ...
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The "hilarious" (New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedyAn American Pickle.<BR <BR Twenty years ago, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation''s children they were special. We''re still paying the price.Daily Beast). Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, <I>Spoiled Brats</I>is about a generation of narcissists -- and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.<BR <BR A hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine. A helicopter mom strives to educate her demon son. And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom. Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious.
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