{"product_id":"diary-of-an-emotional-idiot-paperback-by-maggie-estep","title":"Diary of an Emotional Idiot Paperback by Maggie Estep","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eSoft Skull\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-09-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e184\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781887128988\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThe novel tells the story of Zoey, a smut writer and receptionist at a dungeon in New York City. She is a self-described \"emotional idiot.\" The chapters alternate between her life as a child, growing up with a father who was shattered in a parachuting accident turned horse trainer, and her life as an adult, where she writes smut and answers the phone for dominatrixes because she only possesses \"a touch of sadism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book cycles between different examples of sex and addiction. Zoey relates her representations of sex as a Catholic school-girl to her career as a pornographer. Her first kiss at age twelve, sweaty and struggling on the floor of a school bus on the return trip from summer camp, is a precursor to her messy, chaotic relationships with men as an adult.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel never dips into the saccharine realm of compassion or redemption. Instead Estep portrays \"emotional idiots\" with deadpan honesty. Estep strips her characters of all defenses, so that by the end of the novel, the reader finds that they have been stripped as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Estep\u003c\/b\u003e is a noted spoken word artist. Estep has published seven books, \u003ci\u003eDiary of an Emotional Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSoft Maniacs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Dance of the Mechanical Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGargantuan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlamethrower\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlice Fantastic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHex\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in Maggie’s trilogy of crime novels, was chosen by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a notable book of 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstep has also recorded two spoken word CD’s, \u003ci\u003eNo More Mr Nice Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Is a Dog from Hell\u003c\/i\u003e. She has given readings of her work at cafes, clubs, and colleges throughout the US and Europe and has also performed her work on \"The Charlie Rose Show,\" MTV, PBS, and HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam”. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpers Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNerve\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in dozens of anthologies. She lives in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556524511393,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781887128988","price":13.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781887128988.jpg?v=1781820540","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/diary-of-an-emotional-idiot-paperback-by-maggie-estep","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}