**_The Millions_ ' most anticipated books of 2017** "Eugene Lim's _Dear Cyborgs_ is a mad badass fan letter to comicdom and a chastening reminder of how America's greatest fantasy doesn't involve superheroes with superpowers but the prospect of a fair and honest political life. Go read it in the st
Dear Cyborgs
β Scribed by Eugene Lim
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0374716412
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β¦ Synopsis
The Millions ' most anticipated books of 2017
"Eugene Lim's Dear Cyborgs is a mad badass fan letter to comicdom and a chastening reminder of how America's greatest fantasy doesn't involve superheroes with superpowers but the prospect of a fair and honest political life. Go read it in the streets."** --Joshua Cohen, author of **Book of Numbers
In a small Midwestern town, two Asian American boys bond over their outcast status and a mutual love of comic books. Meanwhile, in an alternative or perhaps future universe, a team of superheroes ponder modern society during their time off. Between black-ops missions and rescuing hostages, they swap stories of artistic malaise and muse on the seemingly inescapable grip of market economics.
Gleefully toying with the conventions of the novel, Dear Cyborgs weaves together the story of a friendship's dissolution with a provocative and timely meditation on protest. Through a series of...
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