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This Thing Between Us
After Vera's death, Thiago Alvarez finds that the strange activity in their Chicago home won't leave him alone. Their Itza smart speaker is part of the trouble. Moving to Colorado offers no reliable escape from the presence pursuing him.
From the publisher’s blurb
“It was funny and strange right up until Vera was killed”Read the full description at Publisher description, MCD x FSG Originals
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What makes it funny?
At Vera's funeral, Thiago has to contend with his bladder and relatives who can't agree where the flowers go. He also remembers the couple's jokes about disastrous ways to dispose of their remains, including ashes meeting a plane engine.
The comedy at work
Thiago addresses his dead wife directly, keeping their shared jokes inside an account of mourning. His practical irritations puncture the solemnity around him without making his loss easier to bear.
Try this if…
This is for readers who welcome dry, macabre observations inside disturbing cosmic horror. The uncertainty between dreams and waking life matters as much as the haunted technology.
Good to know
Bereavement and severe distress drive the story, which includes suicidal thoughts. The recurring humor accompanies an intensely bleak account of grief.
A few distinguishing details
- A bereaved husband's address to his dead wife
- Haunted smart technology and cosmic dread
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