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Unknown: A Special Edition of Out of My Head
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LENGTH4 hrs and 21 mins
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RELEASE DATE08-23-10
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Publisher's Summary
Martin Harris returns home after a short absence to find that his wife doesn’t know him, another man is living in his house under his name, and the neighbors think he’s a raving lunatic. Worse, not a single person - family, colleague, or doctor - can vouch for him. Worse still, the impostor shares all of Martin’s memories, experiences, and knowledge, down to the last detail. He is, in fact, a more convincing Martin than Martin himself.
Is it a conspiracy? Amnesia? Is Martin the victim of an elaborate hoax or of his own paranoid delusion?
In his high-powered new novel, Didier van Cauwelaert, the award-winning author of One-Way, explores the illusory nature of identity and the instability of the things we take for granted. Dispossessed of his job, his family, his name, and his very past, Martin Harris is an Everyman caught in an absurd and yet disturbingly convincing nightmare, one that seems to have no exit and that resists every explanation. Part moral fable, part Robert Ludlum-style thriller, Out of My Head is a fast-paced tale of one man’s desperate attempt to reclaim his existence - even at the cost of his own life.
©2003 Didier van Cauwelaert; Trans: Mark Polizzotti (P)2010 Blackstone Audiobooks
What the Critics Say
“Simply thrilling. Its surprising denouement works a retrospective magic.” (New York Times Book Review)
“The idea driving Out of My Head is compelling….The terse prose is unpretentious and the plot full of captivating twists.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“Van Cauwelaert’s convincing little nightmare, a Twilight Zone-ish yarn.” (Entertainment Weekly)
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"Fast paced story with some clever twists"
This thriller had a strong story with good characters. I felt very sympathetic to the main character. I felt the action was a little rushed at times and, although the plot twists were great, there was one element of the ending that I felt was a bit contrived and standard.
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"Identity Theft Gone Horribly Wrong!"
Martin Harris believes he is the victim of identity theft. He awakes after being in a car accident that left him in a coma for a few days. Things are a bit fuzzy for Martin. He remembers who he is; the problem is that someone else thinks they are him also. But who is the actual Martin Harris? How do you prove you are you who you think you are when someone else has all the documentation proving they are you? Since Martin’s accident happened on the day he and his wife had moved to France, there are no neighbors who can vouch for him. Since he is married, the easiest way would be to ask his wife. When his wife says he is not the real Martin Harris he is left dumbfounded.
Convinced his wife is having an affair and this is just her way of getting back at him for being a lousy husband, Martin continues to try and convince people he is the real Martin Harris. As everything starts rolling in against him, he starts to doubt himself. But if he isn’t Martin Harris, then who is he and how did he get all of Martin’s memories?
I really enjoyed this story. I wasn’t sure if Martin was really Martin or there was some really weird scientific experimentation going on with this man’s brain. If he was really Martin then why would his wife deny it? If he wasn’t, then how did he get all the memories and what not? I wasn’t sure if the author was going to dip into the paranormal side to solve the mystery or not! This is one of these stories that even after the ‘big reveal’ I wanted to go back and listen to it again.
Narration Review:
This audiobook was narrated by Bronson Pinchot and it was the first time that I have listened to his narration. Since the story took place in France, most of the characters had a French accent or spoke in French. Bronson did an excellent job with all of his character voices giving them the much renown French swagger that you hear in the voices of the French speaking English for your convenience. During the dialog, he switched from the French speaking accent to the English speaking accent effortlessly. His narration is one that makes you forget that you are listening to only one person doing the narration. He is his own full cast!2 of 3 people found this review helpful