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You're in the Wrong Place

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You're in the Wrong PlaceIn a thrilling interconnected narrative, You're in the Wrong Place presents characters reaching for transcendence from a place they cannot escape. Charles Baxter stated that "Joseph Harris has a particular feeling for the Detroit suburbs and the slightly stunted lives of the young people there. . . . You're in the Wrong Place isn't uniformly downbeat there are all sorts of rays of hope that gleam toward the end." The book, composed of twelve stories,

In a thrilling interconnected narrative, You're in the Wrong Place presents characters reaching for transcendence from a place they cannot escape. Charles Baxter stated that "Joseph Harris has a particular feeling for the Detroit suburbs and the slightly stunted lives of the young people there. . . . You're in the Wrong Place isn't uniformly downbeat-there are all sorts of rays of hope that gleam toward the end."

The book, composed of twelve stories, begins in the fall of 2008 with the shuttering of Dynamic Fabricating-a fictional industrial shop located in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale. Over the next seven years, the shop's former employees-as well as their friends and families-struggle to find money, purpose, and levity in a landscape suddenly devoid of work, faith, and love. In "Would You Rather," a young couple brought together by Dynamic Fabricating shares a blissful weekend in Northern Michigan, unaware of the catastrophe that awaits them upon their return home. In "Acolytes," a devout Catholic clings to her faith as her brothers descend into cultish soccer violence. In "Memorial," an ex-Dynamic worker scrapes money together for a tribute to his best friend, lost to the war in Afghanistan. In "Was It Good for You?" a cam girl deconstructs materialism with her aging great aunt, a luxury sales associate, and an anxious, faceless client. And in the title story, simmering tensions come to a boil on a hot summer day for a hardscrabble landscaping crew, hired by the local bank to maintain the lawns of foreclosures.
In turns elegiac and harrowing, You're in the Wrong Place blends lyric intensity with philosophical eroticism to create a singular, powerful vision of contemporary American life. Readers of contemporary fiction grounded in place need to take up this collection.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 09/15/2020
ISBN: 9780814348086
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d
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Nanou
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
good toy for heavy chewers
Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium
My dog loves this toy. It is tough and has a nice squeak. The only thing that bothers me a bit (it doesn't bother the dog) is the plastic tail gets rough with the chewing.
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Jen
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 5
Just buy it!!!!
Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium, Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium
5 stars so far! My beefy boy is obsessed with this toy. He’s a TOUGH chewer. It fits perfectly in his mouth and it’s definitely tough! Feels thick & sturdy, has no weird smell. He loves the squeaker and he’s been (trying) to tear it up non stop since I gave it to him! Lol. He wore himself out. Definitely ordering more. Love the different animals !
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Rosemarie
Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 4
Durable and fun toy
Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium
My granddog really likes this toy. He is a pit bull mix. The middle is where the squeaker is. Toy is hard plastic and he chewed on it a long time. No damage to toy! The only reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5 is how loud it is bouncing on wood floors. The toy I do recommend. Good size and bright blue color fish.
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Cheryl Otis
Draper, US
★★★★★ 5
TRULY INDESTRUCTIBLE!!!
Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium, Color: Blue Shark, Size: Medium
This toy is truly indestructible. I have purchased several toys over the past few months, all have been detroyed except for this one. It may not look as pretty now but it is still intact and still squeaks. I highly recommend for anyone with truly aggressive chewers.
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CHAOS
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
Make sure you get this brand. The look alikes are trash!
Very durable and fun! My Pitbull chews on this constantly and loves to have treats or peanut butter, put in the bottom of it as an extra treat. A friend of mine bought a similar looking toy that was destroyed by her pitbull in moments. This one is better quality and has stood the test of this power chewer. The rubber is very thick and he chews it constantly but it stays in tact. It is soft enough to squeak if he gets a hold of it just right, but that’s the rare treat. The size is perfect for my 80 pound boy. I am also able to throw these toys in his pool for him to dive for them. Definitely in great value for the price.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2026

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