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LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION "Bold, virtuosic, addictive, erotic - there is nothing like The Pisces. I have no idea how Broder does it, but I loved every dark and sublime page of it." --Stephanie Danler, author of Sweetbitter Lucy has been writing her dissertation on Sappho for nine years when she and her boyfriend break up in a dramatic flameout. After she bottoms out in Phoenix, her sister in Los Angeles insists Lucy dog-sit for the summer. Annika's home is a gorgeous glass cube on Venice Beach, but Lucy can find little relief from her anxiety -- not in the Greek chorus of women in her love addiction therapy group, not in her frequent Tinder excursions, not even in Dominic the foxhound's easy affection. Everything changes when Lucy becomes entranced by an eerily attractive swimmer while sitting alone on the beach rocks one night. But when Lucy learns the truth about his identity, their relationship, and Lucy's understanding of what love should look like, take a very unexpected turn. A masterful blend of vivid realism and giddy fantasy, pairing hilarious frankness with pulse-racing eroticism, THE PISCES is a story about falling in obsessive love with a merman: a figure of Sirenic fantasy whose very existence pushes Lucy to question everything she thought she knew about love, lust, and meaning in the one life we have.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION "Bold, virtuosic, addictive, erotic - there is nothing like The Pisces. I have no idea how Broder does it, but I loved every dark and sublime page of it." --Stephanie Danler, author of Sweetbitter Lucy has been writing her dissertation on Sappho for nine years when she and her boyfriend break up in a dramatic flameout. After she bottoms out in Phoenix, her sister in Los Angeles insists Lucy dog-sit for the summer. Annika's home is a gorgeous glass cube on Venice Beach, but Lucy can find little relief from her anxiety -- not in the Greek chorus of women in her love addiction therapy group, not in her frequent Tinder excursions, not even in Dominic the foxhound's easy affection. Everything changes when Lucy becomes entranced by an eerily attractive swimmer while sitting alone on the beach rocks one night. But when Lucy learns the truth about his identity, their relationship, and Lucy's understanding of what love should look like, take a very unexpected turn. A masterful blend of vivid realism and giddy fantasy, pairing hilarious frankness with pulse-racing eroticism, THE PISCES is a story about falling in obsessive love with a merman: a figure of Sirenic fantasy whose very existence pushes Lucy to question everything she thought she knew about love, lust, and meaning in the one life we have.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Broder, Melissa
- ISBN: 9781524761561
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.90
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Publication Year: 2019
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Too Much Cringe in this Mermaid "Love" Story
Kyle H. - 6 years 1 month agoThis novel had such a cool idea. A women is overwhelmed by a past relationship and runs away to the beach of California to refresh and renew. But she is selfish and disorganized and ends up ruining the house where she's staying. It was really hard to cheer for this protagonist. She treats herself so poorly! The setting was cool, and the mermaid boyfriend was interesting. If you're looking for a grimier, science fiction Fleabag, this could be good #SummerReading
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Hilarious, Honest, one of the best books I have read
Kelli S. - 6 years 3 months agoThis is one of the best books I have read recently. The humor is impeccable and not in-your-face, despite the story being about a merman lol. There are so many beautiful lines and relatable moments of both desire and disgrace, it’s hard not to get sucked in to this story. I’m usually not a huge fan of fantasy-style stories so I was a little apprehensive, but I love Broder so I picked this book up- and I am so glad that I did.