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The Last Days of Video
The Last Days of Video: A Novel | Jeremy Hawkins
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The video stores are dying. But most of you dont care. Youve got your Netflix and your Redbox and your DVR, so why deal with VHS tapes or scratched DVDs? Why deal with the grumpy guy at the worn-down independent video store? Well that grumpy guy is Waring Wax, and hes usually too drunk to worry about his declining business at Star Video, let alone his quickly evolving extinction in popular culture. But everything changes in his small college town when a bright and shiny Blockbuster Video opens nearby: Clearly, this means war. So, Waring enlists the help of his two reluctant employees, wildly sexy Alaura and desperate virgin Jeffwho are almost as nuts as he isto hatch a series of wild schemes to save their little store and fight against the corporate invaders. Together, these three misfits try to save Star Video while confronting, among other things, Warings self-destructive tendencies, a life training cult, corporate bicycle gangs, and a Hollywood director who constantly sees the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock while in town shooting his latest film. The Last Days of Video is a hilarious elegy for a bygone era, a quirky and charming story of redemption for a group of
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CoffeeNBooks
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This one was between so-so and a pick for me, but it grew on me the more I read, so I decided to give it a pick.

Megabooks That cover is great! 3y
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keithmalek
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The ending was a bit hurried, lazy, and unrealistic. But I enjoyed the journey, and I still recommend this one.

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"Naps make people happy. Children, on average, miserable."

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Birdsong28
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I am using the tagged book for this prompt for my #popsugarchallenge

BarbaraBB Well chosen! Quite nostalgic indeed! 5y
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Birdsong28
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Good. Interesting characters and concept and it took me back to my childhood and teenage years of having to go to the video store and pick out a movie. Hard to get into at first but once I did I really enjoyed it.

#SoftSkullPress
#Counterpoint

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MicheleinPhilly
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vivastory Such a great cover. I loved the book, too. 5y
MicheleinPhilly @vivastory I still haven‘t read it. #WhatElseIsNew 5y
vivastory If it makes you feel any better I've only read 1 of the 6 books I've posted for #covercrush 😬 5y
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MicheleinPhilly @vivastory 😂😂😂 Sounds about right! 5y
LeahBergen And now I‘m singing “Video Killed the Radio Star”. 😆 5y
MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen You‘re welcome! 5y
Reviewsbylola Oooooh love this! 5y
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Hooked_on_books
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It‘s 2007 and Waring, the curmudgeonly owner of Star Video, feels a sense of dread when he sees Blockbuster move into town. From that fabulous cover to the movie/tv references of the chapter titles, this is a fun book. It has the charm of High Fidelity alongside the cheek of Grady Hendrix (without the horror).

#ReadingUSA2019 #NorthCarolina

erinreads That cover is *chef kiss*! 😍 6y
Librarybelle Oh! Sounds interesting...stacking this! 6y
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Sarz
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I feel like I'm not a big enough movie fanatic for this; I'm sure there were so many movie references that just went over my head. However, it was an easy and funny read.

CoffeeNBooks Sounds like fun book! I miss walking through the aisles of the video store to see what they had! 6y
Sarz @CoffeeNBooks It definitely has a strong sense of nostalgia! 6y
thegreensofa Hi @Sarz just wondering if you have got your #lmpbc parcels okay? I sent them a week ago express it‘s meant to be overnight 😬. I haven‘t seen a post to say you got them do I need to chase them up for you?😳📭 xx 6y
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Last Days of Video | Jeremy Hawkins
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TrishB Great picks 👍🏻 7y
Cinfhen Love this❣️❣️❣️well played 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
cathysaid The Last Days of Cafe Leila is so good, especially on audio. 7y
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