{"id":1382,"date":"2015-11-10T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T17:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2015-11-10T21:51:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T21:51:30","slug":"sifting-through-static-by-ben-tyler-elliott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/sifting-through-static-by-ben-tyler-elliott\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Sifting Through Static<\/em> by Ben Tyler Elliott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25561772-sifting-through-static\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sifting Through Static\" src=\"https:\/\/d.gr-assets.com\/books\/1432070493m\/25561772.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25561772-sifting-through-static\">Sifting Through Static<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/13999560.Ben_Tyler_Elliott\">Ben Tyler Elliott<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1438916257\">3 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This remarkable novel recounts the childhood from hell through the eyes of three older, estranged brothers. It is presented in the form of an amorphous bundle of letters, audiotapes, and interviews that have been preserved. The story is a collection of emotionally draining yet at times uplifting anecdotes. We learn how many ways there are to hurt one another, most notably those we love the most, and how to hurt ourselves. The short description suggests this is a mystery, but don\u2019t be misled. Indeed, Harriet, the sister who\u2019s not a sister, goes missing, but that\u2019s not what this book is about. It\u2019s about pain and healing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/12975428-russell-atkinson\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sifting Through Static by Ben Tyler Elliott My rating: 3 of 5 stars This remarkable novel recounts the childhood from hell through the eyes of three older, estranged brothers. It is presented in the form of an amorphous bundle of letters, audiotapes, and interviews that have been preserved. 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