A review by vmbee
The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective

5.0

Longlisted for the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

so good. probably in my top thirteen books of this year. 

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upcoming film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15799524/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk & https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/history-of-sound-paul-mescal-josh-oconnor-first-look-awards-insider

artwork by Ben Shattuck: https://www.benshattuck.com/copy-of-paintings

gallery owned by his mother (& the link goes to more of his art there): http://dedeeshattuckgallery.com/bill-and-ben-shattuck/

Davolls Country Store (owned by the author & his brother): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d98nDbeyu9g

married to Jenny Slate: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a42346613/jenny-slate-husband-ben-shattuck/