{"id":7018,"date":"2025-11-12T11:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7018"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:44:35","slug":"book-review-night-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7018","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Night Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Night Film<\/em>, by Marisha Pessl\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman is dead and the suspect is her reclusive, cryptic filmmaker father who makes cult, underground horror movies. The films are avant-garde experiments, like YouTube videos of people trying to sell budget clothes, and just as unsettling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s up to an investigative journalist and his two sidekicks to get to the bottom of what really happened. There are twists and turns and a lot of spooky vibes. Is it supernatural? Is it real? Is it both!? Fun stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are two downsides to this novel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, it uses the gimmick of multimedia files to tell the whole story. So you might need to log onto a computer from 2010 to access everything. Say hi to Tumblr for me! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, the author uses (abuses?) italics. There is italics in nearly every sentence<\/em>. Every sentence suddenly has added emphasis<\/em> for no reason. If a metal band has a gong on stage, the true artists will know to only bang the gong once or twice when necessary. Marisha Pessl, bangs the gong on every page<\/em>. We should be thankful that she only italics groups<\/em> of words and not individual let<\/em>ters<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this a nitpick? It\u2019s hard to say if <\/em>it\u2019s a nitpick. Only the italics<\/em> will reveal the truth<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


But besides that, this is a very effective thriller that<\/em> would be made even better if you \u201cSelect All\u201d and click the Italics button twice<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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