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The Chrysalis
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
6 posts | 5 read | 3 to read
The dark side of adulting revealed in a spine-tingling, sardonic novel of suburban life gone very, very wrong. Forced out of New York City by rising rents and gentrification, barely-employed millennials Tom and Jenny Decker--an artist and a personal trainer--luck into an amazingly affordable, completely furnished house in the New Jersey suburbs. Jenny doesn't know theres something hidden in the basement. Tom does. It soon has him in thrall. The Deckers' lives are suddenly on an upswing: Tom gets a big-bucks corporate job. Jenny, pregnant, opens a small gym catering to moms-to-be. They make friends despite their worries about becoming boring suburbanites. Tom regularly visits the basement, where the thing scrambles his senses and heightens his emotions, making him feel like a Master of the Universe. Every upswing has its peak. After that, comes the fall. Tom's is going to be hard and fast. A fast-paced novel that combines chills, thrills, and a literal monster in the basement with commentary on love, marriage, and parenthood, The Chrysalis will entertain and frighten Millennials and Baby Boomers alike. No one ever really wants to grow up...but sometimes behaving like an adult is the only way to survive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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FantasyChick
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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Solid sci fi-horror. There's no real "big reveal" moment as the entire plot is all over the cover but it was a quick and enjoyable listen. Gives me Amityville vibes. I'd love to see this as movie!

11hrs #LittenListen
#JuneHolidayTheme #BartenderDay
#JoysofJune #bookspinbingo #14Books14Weeks2021
@aperfectmjk @Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks @TheHeartlandBookFairy

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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FantasyChick
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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Great mail day today! My books for #creepychristmas and #canuckchristmas swaps came in ( and of course some for me and Bub 😂) Plus most of the fun extras I ordered. With any luck I'll have these out by the end of the week!

@teebe @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 👌🏼🎅🏼📚🎁 4y
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Godpants
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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Mehso-so

The only thing really going for this is that it‘s brisk. #scarathlon #teamStoker 2 points

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Godpants
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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Hoping for better luck with this one! #scarathlon #teamStoker 1 point.

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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DaveNeufeld
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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1. September is sports game season. I think I‘ve done 6 in four weeks. This weekend was NHL 19 and NBA 2K19
2. The Smashing Pumpkins 2 weekends ago
3. I‘m going to go with drinking from the container.
4. Better Call Saul, Last Week Tonight
5. The Chrysalis
#HumpDayPost

britt_brooke I saw Smashing Pumpkins in July! 6y
MinDea My boyfriend is currently playing NBA2K19! 6y
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kerry
The Chrysalis | Brendan Deneen
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The beach is great, the hat is wonderful, the book is not doing it for me. On to the next read (which will be my first 2019 book!)

MelodySchreiber What saith the hat?? 6y
kerry @MelodySchreiber Do Not Disturb 😁 6y
MelodySchreiber Ahhhhh I need it! 6y
kerry @MelodySchreiber Target dollar spot, just a few weeks ago!! 6y
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