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  <title><![CDATA[Jack and Mr. Grin]]></title>
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  <default_description>Jack Orange is a twentysomething guy who works at a place called The Tent packing dirt in boxes and shipping them off to exotic, unheard of locales. He thinks about his girlfriend, Gina Black, and the ring he hopes to surprise her with. But when he returns home one day, Gina isn&#8217;t there. He receives a strange call from a man who sounds like he is smiling&#8212;Mr. Grin. He says he has Gina. He gives Jack twenty- four hours to find her. 

What follows is Jack&#8217;s bizarre journey through an increasingly warped and surreal landscape where an otherworldy force burns brands into those he comes in contact with, trains appear out of thin air, rooms turn themselves inside out and computers are powered by birds. And if he does find Gina, how will he ever survive a grueling battle to the death with Mr. Grin?
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">5</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">3</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Jack and Mr. Grin</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andersen Prunty]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 1909</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just imagine David Lynch directing an episode of the Twilight Zone..<br/><br/>Considering that the only thing I have read of Andersen Prunty’s work was his flash fiction collection <strong>THE OVERWHELMING URGE</strong>, I was a little unsure about how the author would approach a full length work. As I stated in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21152795">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read Prunty's Overwhelming Urge first and thoroughly enjoyed his short stories/flash fiction.  So, I was looking forward to reading Jack and Mr. Grin.  Jack and Mr. Grin was not what I expected after the Overwhelming Urge (not nearly as bizarre, tasteless, gross, etc.) but I once again enjoyed it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21249755">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jack Orange was a normal guy, albeit a normal guy with a strange job. He packed dirt into small boxes for shipping to places unknown. One Sunday, his only day off, Jack went out for breakfast. When he came back his girlfriend, Gina, was nowhere to be found. He received a disturbing phone call from a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71056712">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 08 09:06:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book, much more than I thought I would. I like when non-superhero, garden-variety Joe Schmo characters face extraordinary situations. That's what Jack is and does. <br/><br/>I related to Jack, who has a job he's not necessarily turning cartwheels over but puts in his hours so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66640634">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Andersen Prunty is a new name to the horror fiction scene.  He has had many short stories published and one collection of flash fiction (&quot;The Overwhelming Urge&quot;).  With his first novel, &quot;Jack &amp; Mr. Grin,&quot; Prunty shows that he is a new voice that all dedicated fans of horror ficti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43723911">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know about this one.  It was okay but didn't have that wow factor.  I love for a book to grab me and pull me, to have me not wanting to put it down.  I found myself not wanting to read this, having to make myself finish it.  It did pick up midway or so.  I will read more of his work.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my first  reading of bizarro and it won't be the last.  Prunty takes a commonly written plot line and makes it his own with interesting plot twists and situations.  I will definitely seek out more of his work.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very entertaining. What should typically be a fast read, I took my time with because I of how much I enjoyed it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[NOW AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON!!!<br/>(click the &quot;Amazon&quot; link above)]]></body>
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