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Five-Star Stranger: A Novel
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- Release Year
- 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668050149
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1668050145
ISBN-13
9781668050149
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8063412769
Product Key Features
Book Title
Five-Star Stranger : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Family Life, Literary, Asian American
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-046727
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Kat Tang's inventive debut novel perfectly captures what it feels like to be lonely and searching for human connection in our modern life of parasocial relationships and contractual experiences." -- HuffPost "Moving and offbeat... a memorable character study of a man hiding from himself." -- Publisher's Weekly " Five-Star Stranger is a five-star read. Kat Tang writes with care and clarity, perception and perfect comedic timing about what it means to love and be loved in our absurdist era of technology-induced isolation. I closed the book with an audible 'ahh' of satisfaction -- not only entertained, but enchanted, and moved." -- Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin "A hilarious and touching meditation on our atomized age. It's rare for a book so profound to give so much pleasure, page by page." -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends "A sly, sophisticated, and compulsively readable debut about a person who is paid to be invisible, to be anyone to everyone, and yet inadvertently finds himself. Five-Star Stranger is a satirical comedy that grapples with the modern-day anxieties of the online persona and gig economy, masterfully blended with a poignant, heartwarming story about human connection." -- Weike Wang, author of Chemistry " Five-Star Stranger carries its comic premise to surprising and intriguing places. This is a wise, funny and affecting novel, and a memorable debut." -- Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask "Five-Star Stranger is smart and slick, a lampoon of the late-stage capitalist tech-ification of modern society, at turns realist and speculative, intimate and engrossing. A novel about a for-hire stranger who cycles through a carousel of identities for paying clients with myriad intentions, it asks an important question: who are you--truly, deeply inside--and if nobody cares to know it, does it even matter?" -- Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux "In a grindingly deterministic world where everyone's faking it, Kat Tang has seen through the lies. She's asking the hard, important questions. Is there anything left to bind us to each other? Is it possible to transcend our useful but dehumanizing illusions? Her answers are clear eyed and profoundly humane. Five-Star Stranger is the moral tale we need in these troubled times. It's perfectly calibrated to blow your mind." -- Joshua Furst, author of Revolutionaries "A fresh and moving portrait of loneliness in a society where a swipe of a finger can buy you a friend, a best man, and even a father. How long can we purchase companionship before our sense of self shatters? Kat Tang adeptly and acutely explores how these perfect, five-star transactions can deepen the gaps in our lives, until we are unrecognizable to ourselves. A disassembling, propulsive, and absorbing read." -- Crystal Hana Kim, author of The Stone Home " Five-Star Stranger is a genuine original. As her protagonist shifts shapes and charms clients, you'll fall for each and every performance he gives. Father one moment, friend the next, and ex-boyfriend after that, he plays each role with aplomb, and Tang draws us in on the hunt to discover what truly lies at the heart of the best unknown supporting actor in New York City. Fast-paced, beautiful, and dazzlingly funny, this novel is a brilliant achievement." -- Kristopher Jansma, author of Our Narrow Hiding Places, "Provocative, self-assured...Tang plays deftly with the conventions of romantic comedy... A smart look at people-pleasing taken to its illogical extreme." -- Kirkus , STARRED REVIEW "Kat Tang''s inventive debut novel perfectly captures what it feels like to be lonely and searching for human connection in our modern life of parasocial relationships and contractual experiences." -- HuffPost "Moving and offbeat... a memorable character study of a man hiding from himself." -- Publisher''s Weekly " Five-Star Stranger is a five-star read. Kat Tang writes with care and clarity, perception and perfect comedic timing about what it means to love and be loved in our absurdist era of technology-induced isolation. I closed the book with an audible ''ahh'' of satisfaction -- not only entertained, but enchanted, and moved." -- Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin "A hilarious and touching meditation on our atomized age. It''s rare for a book so profound to give so much pleasure, page by page." -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends "A sly, sophisticated, and compulsively readable debut about a person who is paid to be invisible, to be anyone to everyone, and yet inadvertently finds himself. Five-Star Stranger is a satirical comedy that grapples with the modern-day anxieties of the online persona and gig economy, masterfully blended with a poignant, heartwarming story about human connection." -- Weike Wang, author of Chemistry " Five-Star Stranger carries its comic premise to surprising and intriguing places. This is a wise, funny and affecting novel, and a memorable debut." -- Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask "Five-Star Stranger is smart and slick, a lampoon of the late-stage capitalist tech-ification of modern society, at turns realist and speculative, intimate and engrossing. A novel about a for-hire stranger who cycles through a carousel of identities for paying clients with myriad intentions, it asks an important question: who are you--truly, deeply inside--and if nobody cares to know it, does it even matter?" -- Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux "In a grindingly deterministic world where everyone''s faking it, Kat Tang has seen through the lies. She''s asking the hard, important questions. Is there anything left to bind us to each other? Is it possible to transcend our useful but dehumanizing illusions? Her answers are clear eyed and profoundly humane. Five-Star Stranger is the moral tale we need in these troubled times. It''s perfectly calibrated to blow your mind." -- Joshua Furst, author of Revolutionaries "A fresh and moving portrait of loneliness in a society where a swipe of a finger can buy you a friend, a best man, and even a father. How long can we purchase companionship before our sense of self shatters? Kat Tang adeptly and acutely explores how these perfect, five-star transactions can deepen the gaps in our lives, until we are unrecognizable to ourselves. A disassembling, propulsive, and absorbing read." -- Crystal Hana Kim, author of The Stone Home " Five-Star Stranger is a genuine original. As her protagonist shifts shapes and charms clients, you''ll fall for each and every performance he gives. Father one moment, friend the next, and ex-boyfriend after that, he plays each role with aplomb, and Tang draws us in on the hunt to discover what truly lies at the heart of the best unknown supporting actor in New York City. Fast-paced, beautiful, and dazzlingly funny, this novel is a brilliant achievement." -- Kristopher Jansma, author of Our Narrow Hiding Places, "A hilarious and touching meditation on our atomized age. It's rare for a book so profound to give so much pleasure, page by page." --Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends, "A sharp page-turner about our culture''s commodification of everything... equally a breezy and thought-provoking read." -- Debutiful "Tang''s debut shines, marrying hurt and heart in a character readers will root for and connect with...In smooth and affecting prose, Tang draws a sharp portrait." -- Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Provocative, self-assured...Tang plays deftly with the conventions of romantic comedy... A smart look at people-pleasing taken to its illogical extreme." -- Kirkus , STARRED REVIEW "Kat Tang''s inventive debut novel perfectly captures what it feels like to be lonely and searching for human connection in our modern life of parasocial relationships and contractual experiences." -- HuffPost "Moving and offbeat... a memorable character study of a man hiding from himself." -- Publishers Weekly " Five-Star Stranger is a five-star read. Kat Tang writes with care and clarity, perception and perfect comedic timing about what it means to love and be loved in our absurdist era of technology-induced isolation. I closed the book with an audible ''ahh'' of satisfaction -- not only entertained, but enchanted, and moved." -- Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin "A hilarious and touching meditation on our atomized age. It''s rare for a book so profound to give so much pleasure, page by page." -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends "A sly, sophisticated, and compulsively readable debut about a person who is paid to be invisible, to be anyone to everyone, and yet inadvertently finds himself. Five-Star Stranger is a satirical comedy that grapples with the modern-day anxieties of the online persona and gig economy, masterfully blended with a poignant, heartwarming story about human connection." -- Weike Wang, author of Chemistry " Five-Star Stranger carries its comic premise to surprising and intriguing places. This is a wise, funny and affecting novel, and a memorable debut." -- Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask "Five-Star Stranger is smart and slick, a lampoon of the late-stage capitalist tech-ification of modern society, at turns realist and speculative, intimate and engrossing. A novel about a for-hire stranger who cycles through a carousel of identities for paying clients with myriad intentions, it asks an important question: who are you--truly, deeply inside--and if nobody cares to know it, does it even matter?" -- Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux "In a grindingly deterministic world where everyone''s faking it, Kat Tang has seen through the lies. She''s asking the hard, important questions. Is there anything left to bind us to each other? Is it possible to transcend our useful but dehumanizing illusions? Her answers are clear eyed and profoundly humane. Five-Star Stranger is the moral tale we need in these troubled times. It''s perfectly calibrated to blow your mind." -- Joshua Furst, author of Revolutionaries "A fresh and moving portrait of loneliness in a society where a swipe of a finger can buy you a friend, a best man, and even a father. How long can we purchase companionship before our sense of self shatters? Kat Tang adeptly and acutely explores how these perfect, five-star transactions can deepen the gaps in our lives, until we are unrecognizable to ourselves. A disassembling, propulsive, and absorbing read." -- Crystal Hana Kim, author of The Stone Home " Five-Star Stranger is a genuine original. As her protagonist shifts shapes and charms clients, you''ll fall for each and every performance he gives. Father one moment, friend the next, and ex-boyfriend after that, he plays each role with aplomb, and Tang draws us in on the hunt to discover what truly lies at the heart of the best unknown supporting actor in New York City. Fast-paced, beautiful, and dazzlingly funny, this novel is a brilliant achievement." -- Kristopher Jansma, author of Our Narrow Hiding Places
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
A thrilling, emotionally rich debut novel about a "rental stranger"--a companion hired under various guises--whose ongoing role as a part-time father to a young girl sparks questions about ethics, identity, and love., An exciting and "inventive" ( HuffPost ) debut novel about a top-rated man on the Rental Stranger app--a place where users can hire a pretend fiancé, a wingman, or companion of any kind--who finds out who he is by being anyone but himself. Would you hire someone to be the best man at your wedding? Your stand-in brother? The father to your child? In an age where online ratings are all-powerful, Five-Star Stranger follows the adventures of a top-rated man on the Rental Stranger app as he navigates New York City under the guise of characters he plays, always maintaining a professional distance from his clients. But, when an eccentric patron threatens to upend his long-term role as father to a young girl, Stranger begins to reckon with his attachment to his pretend daughter, her mother, and his own fraught past. Now, he must confront the boundaries he has drawn and explore the legacy of abandonment that shaped his life. "A sharp page-turner about our culture's commodification of everything " ( Debutiful ), Five-Star Stranger is a strikingly vivid novel about isolation in a hyperconnected world, and "what it means to love and be loved" (Rachel Khong, author of Real Americans ).
LC Classification Number
PS3620.A68457F5 2024
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- e***u (4503)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufWell the stock photo was just that, a stock photo and the item did not include the other material shown, which I had asked about. A chance you take. Otherwise, in good shape, shipped promptly, plastic bag envelope (nothing wrong with that for the price, but subject to beatings by the PO dolts. Yes, i will still buy from them if the price is reasonable.
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- j***2 (60)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter Kauf☆☆☆ Seller. Is not the picture of actual recieved item. Listing photo was pulled from internet and used as placeholder, according to sellers listing. Thats on me for buying the cheapest one without looking at listing fully. Would have been better to not use another persons photo on seller's listing as the specific guide book advertised has reflective bits, the one i recieved did not.. At least it arrived and is decent enough to use and look at. Packed ok. Shipped promptly. Thank you.
- k***i (36)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufFantastic price, faster shipping than expected, item as described. However, packaging was a thin plastic envelope instead of bubble/ cardboard. Book arrived new yet slightly damaged. Not worth asking for a return due to the very low price, yet would suggest to seller/ future buyers to have better packaging for shipping. Thanks.
- e***u (4503)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufWell the stock photo was just that, a stock photo and the item did not include the other material shown, which I had asked about. A chance you take. Otherwise, in good shape, shipped promptly, plastic bag envelope (nothing wrong with that for the price, but subject to beatings by the PO dolts. Yes, i will still buy from them if the price is reasonable.