What a great debut novel from John Darnielle. It’s the story of Sean Phillips, a young man
who designs a mail-in game where he sends out dungeon-dragon like game play
instructions. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Yet what is an innocent idea soon becomes
tragic with a few players. The story
also tells his back story where it is learned he has a badly damaged face from
an incident when he was in high school; it’s while recuperating that he dreams
up this game. Told out of order and in
a voice that’s hauntingly memorable, this is a book to read and really
embrace. Some might find the main
character a tad unlikable but he grew on me and I could relate to him, even if
he was nothing like me. A-
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