{"product_id":"grasshands-paperback","title":"Grasshands - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKyle Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e fulfills the promise of the term 'mindbending' in ways drugs never could. Prose and dialog that are effortlessly engaging, horror that builds in an almost absurdist fashion making the dread that much more effective when it drops. And oh, how it drops. More than the sum of its parts-and damn, those parts are impressive on their own-\u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e is a vehicle for experiencing the human condition, the ultimate drive for horror. I'll be thinking about it for a long, long time.\" - Laurel Hightower, author of \u003cem\u003eBelow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything wrong with the world is wrong with books\u003c\/em\u003e. When overworked assistant Sylvia Hix finds a strange moss smothering the library books, there's little to worry about. But when patrons start eating it, gaining direct knowledge of the books, then losing their minds-Sylvia has deep problems. Moreover, her supervisor is a glue addict, her best friend Albert is growing into a giant, and Clara Gamelin, the Library Board Director, is shaping her to be the next ball busting head librarian. It is a job she does not want. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia is haunted by the moss, because it's somehow connected to a horrific creature from her childhood. A creature she once named Grasshands and since forgotten. Stopping Grasshands from decaying the town's mind, the library's books, and the slow rot of time is the only job now available to her, whether she wants it or not. A novel of biblio-horror, body horror, and melancholic friendship, \u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e is ready for check-out. Get your library card ready. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In his novel \u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e, Kyle Winkler once again renders the deeply familiar pervasively uncomfortable. I find no place to rest in his work, where time keeps shifting, good and evil constantly switch positions like mobile surfaces on a semantic Rubik's cube, and the nostalgia of beloved fairy tales clashes with the modern reality of bills, eviction, imperfect love, and existential uncertainty. \u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e is both mournful and hopeful, passionate and disappointed; a gorgeous romp through the conflicted folklore of our everyday lives.\" - Joe Koch, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wingspan of Severed Hands\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConvulsive\u003c\/em\u003e  \"\u003cem\u003eGrasshands\u003c\/em\u003e is an enchanting and lovely dark fantasy novel, with echoes of Bradbury, Jackson, and Gaiman-yet its own, startlingly original creation. Kyle Winkler is a distinctive and inventive young writer with an exciting future ahead of him.\" - Dan Chaon, author of \u003cem\u003eSleepwalk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255281467641,"sku":"9781685101176","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BTrLknF67T9781685101176.webp?v=1768721109","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/grasshands-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}