Universal Harvester: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MYBBN5F |
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| Number of Pages | : | 373 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Semaj said An Open-ended Shaggy Dog Tale. This novel wraps a series of character vignettes around an open-ended and only weakly developed mystery. Then it stops. If that sounds intriguing, read on. Otherwise I cannot recommend it.. "A slice of a lot of lives." according to Kaylee. I've been a fan of John Darnielle's work as a musician and an author for quite a while, so I may have a tinted view of his writing. While this book didn't quite live up to my expectations that were set by Wolf in White Van, it's still an engaging, thought-provoking novel that I read in one sitting. One of the best thing I think John does is tell people's stories, and give the stories that don't often get told a long-overdue and in-depth narration. The story doesn't draw you in because there's a heart-breaking romance or even an edge-of. "Hard to explain" according to beth williams. Intrigued by several reviews, I downloaded this book and started reading it right away. The writing is lovely with a slightly creepy edge, and I found it difficult to put down. I agree with other readers----you won't feel satisfied with the resolution and you won't get the answers you want, but I believe that's the point. Once you read it through, you'll understand.
These have been shot just outside of town. Engineered by Matt Douglas Music by Buttonwood Agreement John Darnielle - piano, guitar Joaquin Spengemann - drums and percussion Additional synth by John Vanderslice Music produced by John Vanderslice at Tiny Telephone, San Francisco Additional mixing and postproduction by Tim Franklin. The scenes are odd and sometimes violent, dark, and deeply disquieting. Two days later a different customer returns a different tape, a new release, and says it's not defective, exactly, but altered: "There's another movie on this tape." Jeremy doesn't want to be curious, but he brings the movies home to take a look. There are no identifiable faces, no dialogue or explanation - the first video has just the faint sound of someone breathing - but there are some recognizable landmarks. And indeed, in the middle of each movie, the screen blinks dark for a moment, and the movie is replaced by a few minutes of jagged, poorly lit home video. The audiobook will take Jeremy and those around him deeper into this landscape than they have ever expected to go. But when a local schoolteacher comes in to return her copy of Targets - an old movie, starring Boris Karloff, one Jere