{"product_id":"neil-labute-reasons-to-be-pretty-2011-paperback","title":"Neil LaBute: Reasons To Be Pretty [2011] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreg is overheard admitting that his girlfriend Steph is no beauty, but that he wouldn't change her for the world. She is devastated; he can't see what he's done wrong. Meanwhile, Greg's friend Kent alternates between boasting about how gorgeous his wife Carlyis and chasing after a hot new colleague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final part of Neil LaBute's 'beauty trilogy' (following \u003cb\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/b\u003e) about society's obsession with looks, \u003cb\u003eReasons to Be Pretty\u003c\/b\u003e premiered in the UK at the Almeida Theatre, London, in November 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e] is LaBute's thesis on extreme feminine wiles, as well as a disquisition on how far an artist can go in the name of art . . . Like a chiropractor for the soul, LaBute is looking for realignment, listening for the crack.' \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A heart-warming tale from America's master misanthrope.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Labute, Neil","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47661222232403,"sku":"9780571280698","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/labute-neil-neil-labute-reasons-to-be-pretty-2011-paperback-9780571280698-54395826110803.jpg?v=1707330378","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/neil-labute-reasons-to-be-pretty-2011-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}