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sahilcantread 's review for:
Universal Harvester
by John Darnielle
John Darnielle is incredibly good at doing precise character studies. Even with all the jumping around, every perspective character feels incredibly real and I related hard to the main character as a Midwestern boy at a crossroads of moving into a more independent position in life. And, by the time i finished it, i understood that the book was much more interested in the lives of all it's characters and how familial relationships and expectations have changed over time than the big mystery it initially set up, but also the presence of that mystery was alluring and it was a driving force keeping me reading, so having things end on an empty note in that aspect was frustrating & prevented the character work from getting the focus it deserved.