Used. Hardcover. If you prefer your American literature with a bit more fur and considerably less pretension, Jennifer McCartney’s *Rodent Not Taken* scurries into territory most novelists wisely avoid. This sharply observed contemporary tale tracks the chaotic intersection of modern ambition and small-paws pragmatism, proving that urban survival often hinges on who is eating whose lunch. McCartney balances biting social satire with genuine heart, delivering a brisk narrative that treats its tiny, whiskered agents of chaos with surprising dignity. It is a delightfully clever romp that will have you second-guessing every scurrying sound in your own walls long before you reach the final chapter.