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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
On a tense Halloween night in Woodstock, Vermont, law-school dropout Jet Mason navigates the awkwardness of a small-town fair and her family's judgmental gaze. While avoiding her ex-boyfriend and dodging barbs from her successful brother, she witnesses a drunken confrontation involving a grieving neighbor that hints at deeper town tensions. As the night winds down, Jet returns to her family's pristine home, grappling with her own stalled ambitions and the weight of being the resident 'fuck-up.' However, the festive atmosphere masks a dark undercurrent of secrets and past tragedies that haunt the Mason family and their neighbors.
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- 7/17/2025
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On a tense Halloween night in Woodstock, Vermont, law-school dropout Jet Mason navigates the awkwardness of a small-town fair and her family's judgmental gaze. While avoiding her ex-boyfriend and dodging barbs from her successful brother, she witnesses a drunken confrontation involving a grieving neighbor that hints at deeper town tensions. As the night winds down, Jet returns to her family's pristine home, grappling with her own stalled ambitions and the weight of being the resident 'fuck-up.' However, the festive atmosphere masks a dark undercurrent of secrets and past tragedies that haunt the Mason family and their neighbors.
What you'll take away
- Explore the complex dynamics of a high-achieving family from the perspective of the black sheep.
- Experience the atmospheric tension of a small-town New England Halloween celebration.
- Witness the psychological toll of past failures and the pressure to succeed in a tight-knit community.
- Discover the hidden fractures beneath the surface of seemingly perfect suburban lives.
- Navigate the sharp-witted and defensive internal monologue of a protagonist at a crossroads.
