{"product_id":"dear-alter-by-jiaqiao-liu-9781776711697","title":"Dear Alter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was born this way. I was made to be soft and pleasant to touch. It's the silicone. Father is considering polyvinyl chloride for my future siblings because it's cheaper. I hope you understand how special that makes me. Were you born this way too? Your body is not smooth but it is warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the ambiguities, paradoxes, and kinships between human and machine in this first poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eDear Alter\u003c\/em\u003e, Jiaqiao Liu conjures passionate robots and open-source body hacking, password managers and fuzzy moon rovers, missed communications and learned sensations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Chinese mythologies and experiments in form, Liu pulls us into a world that feels familiar to twenty-first-century cybercitizens, yet is new and strange to inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs it natural to grow up? Are you growing down? Where will I grow up to?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Upstart Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256751407340,"sku":"9781776711697","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15989173482820.jpg?v=1769567854","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dear-alter-by-jiaqiao-liu-9781776711697","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}