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Book Review | The Handyman Method

Trent Saban is recently unemployed and when he moves into a new home with his family, he decides to take up DIY home renovations to occupy with time. This leads him to get really invested in a Youtube channel called  The Handyman Method , and, all in the meanwhile, his young son becomes obsessed with a children’s show called  Little Boy Blue . However, as time goes on, the videos they watch become increasingly personal and disturbing—leading them to question their reality. Conceptually, the premise for  The Handyman Method  by Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan sounded super trippy and meta and reminded me of the classic unfiction series Alantutorial or the movie  Await Further Instructions . It sounded right up my alley and I wanted to love it so badly, but it left me with mixed feelings. What really grated me is how insufferable and obnoxious being inside Trent’s head is. He’s an over-the-top macho man who constantly nags and complains about his wife. I get that ...