Universal Harvester

it's a strange, complicated tale, made more so by the nonlinear fashion in which it is told. it's about family, mothers in particular, but it's also about cars and changing media formats and the subtle horror that lurks beneath the surface of "ordinary" US life. Check out the audiobook if you can and want; John Darnielle is a good reader.

this one is hard to rate. i liked the writing, the non-linear storytelling, the atmosphere, and the tension— but it left me feeling unsatisfied overall.