TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Raven
TI  - Raven Smith's trivial pursuits
SN  - 9780008339951
AV  - HM621 .S58 2020
U1  - 306 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London
PB  - 4th Estate
KW  - Culture
KW  - History
KW  - 2lst century
KW  - Social history
KW  - 21st century
N2  - A hilarious, smart and incredibly singular debut from Raven Smith, whose exploration of the minutiae of everyday modern life and culture is totally unique and painfully relatable. Is being tall a social currency? Am I the contents of my fridge? Does yoga matter if you're not filthy rich? Is a bagel four slices of bread? Are three cigarettes a meal? From IKEA meatballs to minibreaks, join Raven Smith as he reflects on the importance we place in the least important things and our frivolous attempts to accomplish and attain. He also tackles his single-parent upbringing, his struggles as a lonely teenager and his personal experience of coming out. Packed with brilliant humour, great tenderness and lingering pathos, Raven Smith's Trivial Pursuits is a book for anyone who has ever asked 'when I get to the pearly gates of heaven, will a viral tweet count for or against my entry?'
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