{"product_id":"9781668068410","title":"Nothing Tastes as Good: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe finally got the body he wanted.\u003cbr data-end=\"3531\" data-start=\"3528\"\u003e Now he’s hungry for something worse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paleontologist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA History of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a spine-tingling new thriller about a weight loss treatment with terrifying side effects.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California mold of six-pack, suntanned masculinity. Over three hundred pounds, he carries the weight of his childhood trauma and millennial ennui around his waist and in his soul. After trying every diet under the sun, he remains stuck—in his dead-end job, in love, and in his body.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Desperate for help, he enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product called Obexity. The treatment is as horrifying as the results are miraculous and as Emmett sheds pounds at superhuman speed, every part of his life improves overnight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Unfortunately, Obexity comes with some killer side effects, including lost stretches of time and overwhelming cravings. Worse, people who were cruel to him have started disappearing and when the police warn of a cannibalistic killer on the loose, he fears that Obexity is turning him into a monster. But how can he give it up now that people are finally starting to treat him like he’s human?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nerve-racking, sinister, and at times surreal, \u003ci\u003eNothing Tastes as Good\u003c\/i\u003e is an unputdownable thriller that combines the body horror and social commentary of \u003ci\u003eThe Substance\u003c\/i\u003e with the best of Stephen King and keeps you guessing until the final page.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067161149501,"sku":"9781668068410","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781668068410_p0.jpg?v=1774628781","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781668068410","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}