{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-girls","title":"Uncanny Valley Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncanny Valley Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lisowski examines her own complex life story through the lens of horror film; critiquing cult favorites and exploring themes of illness and disability, otherness, gender and trans narratives, violence, class, and more. She journeys through her Southern trans childhood to her inpatient psychiatric stay as an adult, detailing all of the beauty and love and loss and cruelty in-between, arguing that horror—real or filmic—is about survival in the face of pain, about learning to live and love despite the wounds. What I particularly loved about this collection of essays was Lisowski’s clearly depicted complicated relationship with being raised in the South. As a born and raised Southerner myself, I could relate on a very personal level and often times found myself nodding along while reading. It’s a true love-hate relationship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e”The South, for better or for worse, was my home.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book gives readers a wide-ranging memoir-in-essays written with intent, grace, and a keen eye for detail; Lisowski never misses a beat. Loved this so much and will undoubtedly buy the finished copy on pub day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brooklyn Poets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150846058678,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0201\/8796\/files\/223339016_f280c3cf-ddf7-4472-bbaa-15a7c69c7476.jpg?v=1780082071","url":"https:\/\/swag.brooklynpoets.org\/products\/uncanny-valley-girls","provider":"Brooklyn Poets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}