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214 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374714024
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition Pub Date: 07 February 2017
For readers drawn to quiet, unsettling literary mysteries centered on grief’s lingering residue—themes of absence, memory, and the darkness beneath mundane surfaces. Ideal if you savor measured pacing, sparse yet evocative prose, and a creeping dread that seeps through small-town silences more than through plot twists.
Description
Life in a small town takes a dark turn when mysterious footage begins appearing on VHS cassettes at the local Video Hut. Jeremy works at the counter of Video Hut in Nevada, Iowa. It’s a small town—the first “a” in the name is pronounced ay—smac...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 81%
dark: 62%
reflective: 44%
tense: 36%
emotional: 31%
sad: 30%
challenging: 28%
adventurous: 5%
hopeful: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Abandonment, Kidnapping, ViolenceMinor
Torture, Pregnancy, Blood214 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374714024
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition Pub Date: 07 February 2017
For readers drawn to quiet, unsettling literary mysteries centered on grief’s lingering residue—themes of absence, memory, and the darkness beneath mundane surfaces. Ideal if you savor measured pacing, sparse yet evocative prose, and a creeping dread that seeps through small-town silences more than through plot twists.
Description
Life in a small town takes a dark turn when mysterious footage begins appearing on VHS cassettes at the local Video Hut. Jeremy works at the counter of Video Hut in Nevada, Iowa. It’s a small town—the first “a” in the name is pronounced ay—smac...
Community Reviews
Moods
mysterious: 81%
dark: 62%
reflective: 44%
tense: 36%
emotional: 31%
sad: 30%
challenging: 28%
adventurous: 5%
hopeful: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Abandonment, Kidnapping, ViolenceMinor
Torture, Pregnancy, Blood