Thoughtless: A sharp, profound and hilarious novel - for all the overthinkers...
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Thoughtless: A sharp, profound and hilarious novel - for all the overthinkers...
By (Author) Lucie Britsch
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1st October 2024
20th June 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 26mm
240g
Description
THE DARKLY HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANTLY WISE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SAD JANET
****All her life, Susan's loved ones have been hiding a terrible secret from her: If she thinks too hard, her head will explode.Until now, Susan has lived happily in a bubble of TV and takeaways, social media and small talk; anything to distract her from the spiralling thoughts that so often haunt the rest of us - thoughts that would be deadly for her. But when reality creeps in and Susan's perfectly curated world starts to crumble, it begs the question: can we distract ourselves from the real world forever... And should we****PRAISE FOR LUCY BRITSCH'Surprising and irreverent' NEW YORK TIMES'A strangely exuberant meditation on sadness' REFINERY29'A whip-smart, biting piece of tragicomedy... Hilarious, profound' HUFFINGTON POST'A wicked satire of our obsession with happiness' THE i'A tragicomic riot of a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender' CLAUDIA DEY 'Like a grown up Daria' HELEN MCCLORY 'If you're a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you'll love this' LEIGH STEIN'Dark and hilarious' ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANANReviews
No one understands the misery and hilarity of being alive better than Lucie Britsch. What makes THOUGHTLESS so special isn't its zany concept, but how Britsch never fears portraying people in their least flattering light, how despite the heavy themes, there is still so much life and energy. Writing like this takes talent and the most tender of hearts. * JEAN KYOUNG FRAZIER, author of PIZZA GIRL *
Brilliant * LUCY MANGAN, The Guardian *
Author Bio
Lucie Britsch's writing has appeared in Catapult Story, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Split Lip Magazine, and The Sun magazine, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Sad Janet is her first novel.
