{"product_id":"the-time-meowchine-a-talking-cats-y2k-quest-to-save-the-world-paperback","title":"The Time Meowchine: A Talking Cat's Y2K Quest to Save the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarty Beckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- One of \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Comedy Books of 2023 -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur feline cyborg hero must prevent climate \"apawcalypse\" by zapping back to 2000 and electing Purrsident Al Gore in this humorous sci-fi adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clearly influenced by \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e, it's actually a well constructed time-travel novel ... eliminating paradoxes and plot holes so common in the genre. ... It's funny but poignant, ridiculous but bittersweet.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Somehow, it really works! Congrats to Marty on putting something very fun and very weird into the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kat Rosenfield, co-author (with Stan Lee) of \u003ci\u003eA Trick of Light: Stan Lee's Alliances\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is good goofy fun. ... [A]n entertaining story with heart ... that will resonate with a lot of people, especially millennials.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Ankler Media\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[E]xemplary in its structure, organization, and pacing. ... This is a different twist on a time travel story that is reminiscent of Philip K. Dick. A unique concept of technology that many pet lovers may wish was possible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Judge, \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest \u003c\/i\u003eSelf-Published Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2040: \u003ci\u003e Earth's in trouble.\u003c\/i\u003e Brilliant inventor Dr. Tara Switcher, an elder millennial (like all millennials), tried to save the environment, but politicians banned her controversial technology. Now she's surviving day to day with Blink, her sweetly optimistic, brain-chipped kitty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2000: \u003ci\u003e There's still hope. \u003c\/i\u003eTara is a punk-rock teenage activist who can't persuade anybody of anything ... until her zealous antics in Florida spoil everything for eco-friendly Vice President Al Gore. And for the rest of humanity. (Oops.) But can history be unwritten? Can \u003ci\u003ehiss\u003c\/i\u003etory? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe future Dr. Switcher discovers a way back to her stubborn younger self ... and if she can't alter the darkest timeline, then maybe Blink can. \u003ci\u003eThe Time Meowchine \u003c\/i\u003eis a bonkers yet heartfelt story of interspecies friendship across the multiverse (multi\u003ci\u003efur\u003c\/i\u003ese) that will leave readers purring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Other Books by the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] laugh-out-loud parody...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[H]ilarious...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eYale Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[F]unny...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beckerman attacks the hot-button issues with a hilariously irreverent humor that makes you squirm, ponder and laugh...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[R]aucous...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amusing, and often laugh-out-loud... Beckerman's research is, to put it in very clear terms, exceptional.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] surprisingly nuanced critique of contemporary culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eWashington City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny and gleefully provocative.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Boston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beckerman ... manages to capture something essential about our generation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Brown Daily Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is tempting to cut and paste huge blockquotes of Beckerman brilliantly skewering ... but the choosing would be too difficult.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eDecibel Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[F]unny, smart, and satirical...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eVol. 1 Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Y]ou won't be able to hold in your laughter...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Oregon Daily Emerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Endlessly surprising, totally original, and very powerful... 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