{"product_id":"rock-eater-paperback","title":"Rock Eater - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMason Rodrigue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Marines are a cult that works. They are a gang that's lawful.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e---\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese words played on a PBS documentary about the Marine Corps while Mason sat on a couch wondering what to do after college. In search of something unnamed, the poems in \u003ci\u003eRock Eater\u003c\/i\u003e tell the story of what he found as a Machine Gunner in the Marine Corps. It is a love letter to Marines and a middle finger to everything else. It is an exploration of identity, loyalty, culture, violence, love, hate, loss, addiction, trauma, forgiveness, and healing through poetry. Above all, \u003ci\u003eRock Eater\u003c\/i\u003e is an answer to the question, \"what happens when a man gets turned into a weapon and aimed at nothing?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48282818412792,"sku":"9781737668671","price":27.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/W8zY1_2qd99781737668671.webp?v=1783701256","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/rock-eater-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}