{"product_id":"the-equalizer-2-dvd-0043396488151","title":"The Equalizer 2","description":"\u003cb\u003e* MOST ANTICIPATED SUMER READING SELECTION BY * \u003ci\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEKLY \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eBUZFED\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this intelligent, entertaining and elegantly written novel, James Gregor pulls off something many psychological novelists aspire to and few achieve: he convincingly captures the thinking of a character who earnestly sees himself as sympathetic, even as he behaves terribly. --Adelle Waldman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book of deceptive ambitions, a breezy page-turner that, every few pages, slides in an observation that inspires some combination of laughter, mortification, and admiration. A witty and perceptive examination of contemporary social mores, you'll tear through this tale of a thoroughly modern love triangle. --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming, well-observed debut. \u003ci\u003eGoing Dutch \u003c\/i\u003eis an incredibly fun read, even in its most tragic moments, when Richard is at his most infuriatingly resistant to change. I can't wait to see what Gregor writes next. --NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExhausted by dead-end forays in the gay dating scene, surrounded constantly by friends but deeply lonely in New York City, and drifting into academic abyss, twenty-something graduate student Richard has plenty of sources of anxiety. But at the forefront is his crippling writer's block, which threatens daily to derail his graduate funding and leave Richard poor, directionless, and desperately single. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter Anne: his brilliant classmate who offers to \u003ci\u003ehelp\u003c\/i\u003e Richard write his papers in exchange for his company, despite Richard's fairly obvious sexual orientation. Still, he needs her help, and it doesn't hurt that Anne has folded Richard into her abundant lifestyle. What begins as an initially transactional relationship blooms gradually into something more complex. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then a one-swipe-stand with an attractive, successful lawyer named Blake becomes serious, and Richard suddenly finds himself unable to detach from Anne, entangled in her web of privilege, brilliance, and, oddly, her unabashed acceptance of Richard's flaws. As the two relationships reach points of serious commitment, Richard soon finds himself on a romantic and existential collision course--one that brings about surprising revelations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGoing Dutch\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive portrait of relationships in an age of digital romantic abundance, but it's also a heartfelt and humorous exploration of love and sexuality, and a poignant meditation on the things emotionally ravenous people seek from and do to each other. James Gregor announces himself with levity, and a fresh, exciting voice in his debut.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50183121994001,"sku":"DVDB07FSW11NCVG","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53425327735057,"sku":"CINB07FSW11NCG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53632679772433,"sku":"CINB07FSW11NCVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53726651711761,"sku":"CINB07FSW11NCA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B07MGHYM6Q.jpg?v=1751255801","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/the-equalizer-2-dvd-0043396488151","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}