Thirty-Seven - by Peter Stenson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Mason Hues was the youngest member of the Survivors and hopes to live out the rest of his days in relative anonymity. Hoping to escape punishment, he makes use of several aliases: Jon Doe, Thirty-Seven, and, eventually, One. Upon wandering into a thrift shop, his plans for obscurity go awry. Mason befriends the manic Talley and both set out to reform the cult, though their choices may ultimately only lead others down dark paths"--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>One of Booklist's Best Horror Books of 2018</b> <p/> The Survivors, their members known only by the order in which they joined, live alone in a rural Colorado mansion. They believe that sickness bears honesty, and that honesty bears change. Fueled by the ritualized Cytoxan treatments that leave them on the verge of death, they instigate the Day of Gifts, a day that spells shocking violence and the group's demise. <p/>Enter Mason Hues, formerly known as Thirty-Seven, the group's final member and the only one both alive and free. Eighteen years old and living in a spartan apartment after his release from a year of intensive mental health counseling, he takes a job at a thrift shop and expects to while away his days as quietly and unobtrusively as possible. <p/>But when his enigmatic boss Talley learns his secret, she comes to believe that there is still hope in the Survivor philosophy. She pushes Mason to start the group over again--this time with himself as One. <p/>Part <i>Fight Club</i>, part <i>The Girls</i>, and entirely unlike anything you've ever experienced, Peter Stenson's Thirty-Seven is an audacious and austere novel that explores our need to belong. Our need to be loved. Our need to believe in something greater than ourselves, and ultimately our capacity for self-delusion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>With his second novel, Stenson proves to be a more articulate, more empathic, and more intelligent version of Chuck Palahniuk. Stenson's sentences devastate, and his characters are nuanced and warm ... A book that manages to break your heart, make you dizzy, and punch you in the gut all at once. You will be hard-pressed to find a novel as dark or intense in any bookstore. <br>-<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (starred review) <br> Unnerving but spellbinding...Stenson's brilliantly vivid prose and striking characters deserve the widest possible audience. <br>-<i>Booklist</i> (starred review)<br> Uneasy but engaging...Writing is extremely engaging, with clever uses of rhythm, repetition, and other musicality that give portions of the story a songlike feel. ... <i>Thirty-Seven</i> is uncomfortable, disturbing, and impossible to put down. <br>-Foreword Reviews<br>
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