![]() ![]() ![]() She says that there's something else on the tape. One day, one of the store's regular customers, brings in a copy of an old movie with Boris Karloff that she rented. He should be thinking about college, or at least getting a "real" job, but he likes not having much to worry or think about-he can perform all of the "store opening" functions in a matter of minutes. Jeremy works at Video Hut in Nevada, Iowa, a small town in the center of the state. It's the late 1990s, just before DVDs become the preferred method of entertainment, leaving video stores struggling. This should be an interesting exercise: writing a review of a book that you do not understand but you couldn't stop reading, both because you were hoping things would finally become clear, and because the writing was quite good, even as it meandered. I'm between 2.5 and 3 stars here, but I'm going to round up because of the quality of John Darnielle's writing. ![]()
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