{"product_id":"skipped-parts-9781402241710","title":"Skipped Parts","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkipped Parts is somewhere between The Catcher in the Rye and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.-Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel that inspired the movie starring Mischa Barton and Drew Barrymore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBanished to the hinterlands of Wyoming, rebellious Lydia Callahan and her thirteen-year-old son Sam have no choice but to cope. But while Lydia drinks and talks to the moose head on the wall, Sam finds a friend in local girl Maurey Pierce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSam and Maurey set out to discover for themselves what happens in the skipped parts of the novels they read - between the first kiss and the next morning. With Lydia's support the two teens set out on their sexual exploration, and deal with its consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the wildest, raunchiest, most heartfelt coming-of-age novels of the past thirty years, Skipped Parts puts Tim Sandlin in the upper echelon of contemporary comic novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary novel is raunchy, funny, and full of heart, perfect for fans of Nick Hornby, Jack Kerouac, Tom Robbins, Larry McMurtry, Joseph Heller, John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut, Carl Hiaasen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther books in Tim Sandlin's GroVant Trilogy:\u003cbr\u003e\nSkipped Parts, Book 1\u003cbr\u003e\nSorrow Floats, Book 2\u003cbr\u003e\nSocial Blunders, Book 3\u003cbr\u003e\nLydia, Book 4What readers are saying about Skipped Parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003edeals with coming of age in a humorous and often poignant way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlot twists that would make J.K. Rowling jealous, humor, beautifully drawn characters, a great sense for the detail of the West\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003esometimes heartwarming, often heartbreaking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003epoignant, FUNNY, SHOCKING, and even heartbreaking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethe deep humor comes from the extraordinary characters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003efunny, sad, and full of heartWhat reviewers are saying about Skipped Parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDAZZLING...moving...Sam's carapace is humor...He thinks like Holden Caulfield and has Joseph Heller's take on despair. His Walter Mitty-like fantasies are tiny comic gems... In the end you'll find yourself rooting for Sam. -New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lighthearted, amusing, and tender story of preteen wisdom, adult immaturity, and the fine line between...An offbeat, engaging novel. -Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis witty, often touching portrayal of a dirt-street-wise youth's coming-of-age sparkles with intelligence. -Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, surprising, and delightful entertainment. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch What everyone is saying about Tim Sandlin:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTim Sandlin's stuff is as tight and funny as anyone doing this comedy novel thing. -Christopher Moore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis prose, his characters, all amazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA story of grand faux pas and dazzling dysfunction...a wildly satirical look at the absurdities of modern life. -The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978015445158,"sku":"9781402241710","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9781402241710_1.jpg?v=1656105361","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/skipped-parts-9781402241710","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}