Vacuum in the Dark
{{Short description|2019 novel by Jen Beagin}}
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Vacuum in the Dark is the second novel written by Jen Beagin, published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster.{{Cite book|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vacuum-in-the-Dark/Jen-Beagin/9781501182143|title=Vacuum in the Dark|last=Beagin|first=Jen|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2019|isbn=9781501182143|language=en}} It is the sequel to Pretend I'm Dead.
Release
Literary Hub featured an excerpt of "Poop," the first chapter of Vacuum in the Dark.{{Cite web|url=https://lithub.com/vacuum-in-the-dark/|title='Poop' from the novel Vacuum in the Dark|date=2019-02-26|website=Literary Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}}
The title has been published in the UK and as a paperback, both with new book cover artwork.{{Cite web|url=https://oneworld-publications.com/vacuum-in-the-dark-hb.html|title=One World Publications, UK publisher}}
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Response
NPR described the work as "a funny and surprisingly sweet book about a young woman who grew up too fast and is trying desperately to reinvent herself."{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/696814552/vacuum-in-the-dark-is-fun-funny-but-never-frivolous |title='Vacuum In The Dark' Is Fun, Funny — But Never Frivolous |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=February 2019 |website=NPR.org |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}
Vacuum in the Dark, "a welcome sequel to one of last year’s most exciting debuts," according to a starred Kirkus review, was named a best book for February 2019 by Oprah Magazine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/a26102064/best-book-releases-february-2019/|title=These 4 Newly-Released Books Will Give You Plenty to Talk About at the Dinner Table|date=2019-02-12|website=Oprah Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-06}} Publishers Weekly has a starred review of "a sharp and superb novel" which "pulls no punches—this novel is viciously smart and morbidly funny."{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781501182143|title=Fiction Book Review: Vacuum in the Dark by Jen Beagin.|date=2019|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}} That sentiment is echoed in The New York Times Book Review which said, "This novel is a joy: truly laugh-out-loud funny, while staying grounded and dignified, even as Mona capsizes again and again."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/books/review/jen-beagin-vacuum-in-the-dark-halle-butler-new-me.html|title=Two Novels for and About Lost Millennial Women (also Quarter Life Crisis)|last=Danler|first=Stephanie|date=2019-04-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
References
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