Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a propulsive listen about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written - let alone published - anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn't need Jake's help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then...he hears the plot. Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker's first novel: But it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that - a story that absolutely needs to be told. In a few short years, all of Evan Parker's predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an email arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says. As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?
© 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781004043590
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 mei 2021
Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a propulsive listen about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written - let alone published - anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn't need Jake's help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then...he hears the plot. Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker's first novel: But it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that - a story that absolutely needs to be told. In a few short years, all of Evan Parker's predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an email arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says. As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?
© 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781004043590
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 mei 2021
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Norine
25 jul 2021
It starts of slow and if you are not lover of writing the story might drag at the beginning. But the pay off … will be worth your while
Roberto
8 apr 2024
For me the final plot twist was not surprising at all and I didn't like the end of the story.
Susy
28 mei 2023
A very slow start, which made me think I was going to DNF it. But it quickly picked up the pace and I enjoyed the mystery though I had my suspicions from the start. There were a few details that made me wonder about the logic. Enjoyed it nevertheless, finding myself wanting to get back to the story each time I took a break.
Kim
25 jun 2023
Zeer vermakelijk! Alleen de eerste 5 minuten waren doorbijten. Maar zeer de moeite waard! Geweldige verteller!
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