{"product_id":"we-come-here-to-starve","title":"We Come Here to Starve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Midnight Café, everyone is starving for something.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animals who find this place have nowhere else to go. They cannot find their place in society, in their relationships, or even before God. This decrepit café has become a refuge. A place to hide from a world that has no place for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fly, the café's quiet owner, serves every animal that wanders into his café. He listens as they each search for belonging, only to arrive at the same painful realization: survival and true belonging cannot coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome, sit. The Fly has been waiting for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe Come Here to Starve is a hand-illustrated philosophical graphic novel about the tension between survival and belonging. A beautiful yet haunting allegory about the collapse of sanctuary, the moral compromises survival demands, and the dangerous hunger to be loved without having to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE READ: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores themes of \u003cstrong\u003eself-destruction, trauma, and faith\u003c\/strong\u003e. It includes discussions of \u003cstrong\u003esuicide, abuse, and strong language\u003c\/strong\u003e. If those subjects may be triggering or upsetting for you, please reconsider whether this book is the right fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to read Paige Parker's work but prefer gentler themes, consider her hand-illustrated book Observations on the Human Condition. A poetic, thought-provoking read that many find beautiful without being intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798218844615\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Parker, Paige, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Paige Parker\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paige Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Nov 2025)","offer_id":45659425800389,"sku":"9798218844615","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798218844615.jpg?v=1768909250","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/we-come-here-to-starve","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}