Author: A. S. King
Genre: realistic fiction-ish (it's sort of hard to define)
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Summary (provided by publisher): Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father who confines Jane’s mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she’s at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she suddenly gains access to the files for a lifetime of security-camera videos—her lifetime.
My opinion: I thought I might find this book entirely too strange to enjoy. It is, after all, highly strange. There's a strong sense of unreality to every aspect of the plot. And yet it works. Not unlike watching a Jordan Peale film, we quickly accept the strange elements of the story as part of how this world works. The details are parceled out with excellent timing. Even as we get a complete plot there are plenty of questions left unanswered. This is a book that would be well suited to a book club setting.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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