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Mar 25, 2024mickie_4 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I got bored right after the ghost hunters got there. "Show, don't TELL!"
Dec 26, 2023tieac rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Fun book but not terribly frightening. Pay attention to the product SKU numbers and maybe Google translate some of the product names.
Oct 27, 2023tootiebooks99 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
The plot didn't grab me enough to read it all but the cover is cute and it does look like a catalog! I've been to IKEA once and it's HUGE!
Oct 05, 2023kazolin rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The set-up of this book is a satirical commentary on the retail industry and the people who run the shops that produce these cheaply-made, mass-produced material goods--IYKYK (hey, that could be a catalogue name on its own!). This…
Sep 18, 2023gws915 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fun book because of the shape. Just the perfect amount of creepy. Super creative. Really enjoyed this one!
Jul 19, 2023ledbec rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Everything about the style of the physical book is great. It's shape makes it look and feel like a real furniture catologue. There are ads for the store and it's products throughout that get increasingly more creepy, which I loved. Now…
Jul 05, 2023pondgrl rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
While not the read of the century, this book was fun. I didn't find it to be terribly scare-inducing, but then again, I've read a lot of horror over the years. It totally read like an Ikea catalog, and they even mentioned in the book that…
May 08, 2023SarahTink rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I feel like the story could have done a lot more with the horror of the uncanniness of Ikeas in general without falling into more traditional gross-out torture spookiness, but I do like the overlaps of psychological horror as architecture…
Apr 14, 2023CareyMacaulay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This horror story was so imaginative, scary, and suspenseful. Why settle for a haunted house when you can have a haunted store and where better than the massive IKEA store. Who hasn't gotten lost in an IKEA? Or gone into horrors because…
Apr 10, 2023MlleX rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It's okay, but you'll need to suspend reality with a tower crane to finish it.
Mar 03, 2023JCLHeatherC rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The look and layout of this book is top notch and the story is full of scary things that go bump in the night. Best mix of haunted house tension and laugh out loud funny moments.
Feb 27, 2023JCLCharlesH rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This supernatural horror novel draws readers in to a seeming mundane IKEA ripoff retail store with relatable characters to anyone who has worked retail. The story takes a turn in the last half though, and, while it leaves much to the…
Feb 15, 2023JCLAllisonM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Haunted house, IKEA style. But the real horror? Working in retail.
Feb 02, 2023Ballycumbering rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a fast read, well paced, and very creepy. If you have ever worked customer service, it will be identifiable. But the thing that really made this book great to me was the dedication to the theme. If you are an IKEA-phile, you will…
Nov 21, 2022alburke47 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
To start, the format of this book, designed like an Ikea catalogue, is the absolute best thing about this novel. This is not to detract from the story, I just think it's a great touch and caught my eye from the day it came out. As for the…
Oct 12, 2022almccuin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Super funny, sorta scary, sorta gross. Really fun book that's an easy read. Even with all its spookiness, if you've ever worked in retail, you know retail jobs are the true horror of this book.
Oct 07, 2022
I really like the visual map in the beginning of the book and the obvious parody of Ikea mixed with paranormal themes and the hold that capitalism has on us. --Nico
Oct 03, 2022DBRL_KateS rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Say hello to a one sitting finisher! I finished the book in just one sitting, and it was too much fun! Things have been moving around after hours at an Ikea knock off store. A group of employees stay overnight to see what's causing the…
Sep 26, 2022Agsab rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I grabbed this read because the faux IKEA catalogue exterior caught my intention. It was a quick, enjoyable read. Probably the scariest thing about the book is how accurately it describes consumerism and the traps of subsistence…
Aug 22, 2022jaglowgla82 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who feels conflicted on Grady Hendrix's work. But it can be a bit frustrated when you end his books. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, was Hendrix's first book I read because it was so…
Jul 27, 2022lukasevansherman rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book is really well-designed.
Jul 20, 2022EljayJohnson rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A fun mash-up of corporate satire and horror. Our heroine is beaten-down retail "partner" Amy, employed by Orsk, an IKEA rip-off in Cleveland. She, along with a small tribe of other tropes, find themselves stuck in a haunted house…
Jun 28, 2022SpookyRapture rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is utterly phenomenal. It actually have me goosebumps.
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Apr 06, 2022rvokey81 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the second book I've read by Hendrix, but it won't be the last (I just checked out the southern book club's guide to slaying vampires and have requested the final girls support group). I read my best friend's exorcism a few months…
Mar 28, 2022cmlibrary_MegMH rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amy is stuck. Stuck in a lousy apartment, stuck in a dead-end job, stuck in her life. She wants to move on from her job with mega-store Orsk, but just can't seem to get it together to leave. So when her boss promises her a transfer if she…