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Dead Star Park Kindle Edition

by Mark Hill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
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Working at an amusement park hasn’t been everything Casey dreamed it would be. Sure, she gets to threaten obnoxious guests and sneak slugs of whiskey, but her former best friend is avoiding her, she’s the only employee without a plan for post-high school life, whenever she steps foot in the Haunted House she starts bleeding and hallucinating, and cleaning up vomit full of half-digested hot dogs is disgusting. Oh, and her family is drowning in medical bills while a disembodied voice that sounds like a thousand nails being pounded into her skull keeps popping up to tell her that life is meaningless. Maybe she should lead with all that, but it’s sort of awkward to bring up.

So as much as Casey would rather sleep her empty days away, she ends up investigating the cold case of a little boy who vanished in the very same room of the Haunted House that’s making her see visions of the end of the universe. She just wants to convince herself that she isn’t going insane, but over the course of the summer Casey will uncover a conspiracy, reckon with the consequences of her self-destructive habits, help her mother deal with a serious illness, find meaning in a life she sees as meaningless, and eat way, way too much cotton candy. Just, like, a ridiculous amount. It’s really bad for you, don’t eat as much as Casey does.
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  1. Print length
    248 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    April 27, 2020
  4. File size
    875 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087SDX4L5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 27, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 27, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 875 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B087S82H1F
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 53 ratings

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Mark Hill is an editor at Inverse and a Beaverton contributor. Previously an editor and columnist at Cracked, he has also written for Wired, Vice, the National Post, the Atlantic, Maclean's, the New Republic, and a variety of other publications.

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  • Ann Smiley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Chillingly insightful
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021
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    I was expecting a snarky, spooky, tightly-written chiller, and don't get me wrong, this is that. But what surprised me about Dead Star Park was its depth of insight into how human brains work, its pockets of grace and wisdom, and its achingly relatable characters. This is a great read. More, please.
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  • Eric Juneau
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cthulhu Goes to Six Flags
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
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    This is a horror-comedy a little in the vein of David Wong ("John Dies at the End"), but in "Adventureland". Basically the same plot too–disaffected teenagers work an amusement park, socializing, relationships, coming of age. But at this park, something sinister’s going on after close. Something unworldly.

    Casey (the main character) is an excellent character to read about. The wit is there, the characters are *chef’s kiss* well-rounded. But the horror is blah. It never goes anywhere. There’s no sense of a goal or of goalposts being pushed back. Her “big problem” is seeing confusing visions and cryptic words to create “mystery” and “intrigue”. While the narrative hangs a lampshade on this trope, it doesn’t change that the plot never feels like it’s moving forward. The story goal didn’t even get established until 40% through.

    Despite that, it’s still funny, small, and sharp (like all the best horror fiction is, unless your name is Stephen King). And it deals with teen issues you don’t normally read about. Not like peer pressure and smoking, but headier things like nihilism. And not the fun “Big Lebowski” or “Rick & Morty” nihilism, but the “what’s the point of anything” and “what am I even doing here” kind.

    You laugh, but to a smart teenager with a shaping mind and probably some mental illnesses, that’s the kind of thing that can really drive a nail through your hands. So the author gets that right. And especially in the dialogue to “thinking” ratio. This book is for anyone who likes horror-comedy or "Zombieland" or the deeper teen angst movies like "The Chumscrubber".
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  • Zanandi Botes
    5.0 out of 5 stars “You are a tiny thing waiting for the night to come in.”
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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    A great read; fast-paced and well-written. A cosmic horror set in an amusement park with Space Pirate Ship rides and characters contemplating which Transformer they would bang and if anything has a point, ever. (Spoiler: Maybe?)

    It's also worth noting that this book contains no racial slurs. Five stars.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good understanding of angst among teens
    Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2021
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    Well written story about a girl who is just ready to graduate high school, dealing with an ill mother, a somewhat distant father who cannot pay for the needed treatments, and a necessary but crappy job dealing with the public . She has friends to bounce ideas off and a drive to find answers and solutions.
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  • Robin Johnson
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not as interesting as it sounds
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2022
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    Didn’t move along as fast as it could have. Too many side trips that didn’t move the story. The ending was a little surprise and the best part of the book
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  • up the irons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020
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    Saw a tweet about the book. Figured I'd give it a shot. Well worth it. Funny, inventive writing. Fans of John Dies at the End or the Zoey Ashe series should enjoy this.
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  • Lydia McCallister
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky but profound
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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    This is a great book! It's one of those horror stories that scares you and thrills you but somehow leaves you feeling better than when you started reading it.
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  • Jennifer Gundlach
    4.0 out of 5 stars Tightly written, well packaged
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020
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    I really enjoyed this novel. I picked it up on a random recommendation and found it to be a solid growing up story with some very satisfying existential dread.
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  • Amazon Customer M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read. Funny, sad and well written.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2020
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    Very fun to read so far. The characters are relatable and the story is interesting! I'm not exactly a book critic, but in my opinion it's well written.

    Edit: further into the book and it is really interesting, a little sad and funny. Kinda reminds me a bit of Bojack horseman.
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