I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
A Novel
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A standalone darkly humorous thriller set in modern America's age of anxiety, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin.
Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.
But there are rules:
He cannot look inside the box.
He cannot ask questions.
He cannot tell anyone.
They must leave immediately.
He must leave all trackable devices behind.
As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war.
The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
©2024 Jason Pargin (P)2024 Macmillan Audio
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"Strident and timely, the dark humor of this wild standalone adventure from Pargin evokes satirists like Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams for a new age... It’s a raucous roller-coaster ride."—Publisher's Weekly
"A road trip through America that is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. Jason understands humanity better than most, and it’s inspiring that his diagnosis is ultimately optimistic."—Daniel O'Brien, Senior Writer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
"I was hooked from the first page. If I'm honest, from the first sentence or two. Jason has a rare gift for delivering High Weirdness coated in a sticky layer of real life, deeply relatable shit that forces you to see yourself in whatever weirdo or maniac he introduces. It's a rare gift, but he's got a lot of those. You should read this book."—Robert Evans, Host of Behind the Bastards
Moments of vulnerability interspersed with comic relief lead to thought-provoking exchanges that challenge both the characters and readers to examine their perspectives. Pargin weaves together humor and depth, creating a reading experience that is both entertaining and enriching. This book is a whirlwind of laughter and insight that I highly recommend!
laughing and pondering
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Masterfull provocation of thought
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Jason Pargin's wild ride across the United States doesn't exactly go where you think it's going, or where you might want it to be going, but it all slots together in the end.
The author has clearly thought about the questions about the human condition in the age of social media he presents here a lot, and has various characters act out scenes and share opinions that sometimes seem to be just a tad too much in his own voice. Then again, Pargin is nothing if not fastidious in looking at things from multiple angles, so while characters sometimes seem like they lecture each other, they never quite stoop to preaching.
This is certainly a book that will start conversations.
A Novel About the Internet, But Not
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Jason gets spicy
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