{"product_id":"kato-paperback","title":"Kato - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtis West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA darkly funny, low-stakes caper set in early-2000s Seattle-featuring a stolen BMX bike, a clapped-out Celica, and a ferret named Milo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a rough breakup, Keith crashes with old friends at a dilapidated Ballard house. He quits his job, buys a rusty Celica for $400, and starts dating a Swedish nanny. But when one of the sketchier roommates steals his younger brother's prized BMX bike, it sets off a slow-motion train wreck of epic proportions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon Keith finds himself living in a guest house behind a mansion and working as a personal assistant to a shady tech bro named Chad, whose startup might be porn-adjacent. There's also drunken bowling, putrid corporate bathrooms, grow lamps, a reunited grunge-turned-rockabilly band, a houseboat, a flare gun, and eventually, a shootout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a city where flannel had just given way to fleece, \u003cem\u003eKato\u003c\/em\u003e is a deadpan, slacker comedy about revenge, roommates, sibling rivalry, and trying to grow up without a plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Nick Hornby and Douglas Coupland, with the hijinks of \u003cem\u003eOffice Space\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDude, Where's My Car\u003c\/em\u003e?\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056735961227,"sku":"9781967756025","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/PiRj7WWeFx9781967756025.webp?v=1779501025","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/kato-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}