Perfect Days

De: Raphael Montes, Alison Entrekin - translator

Narrado por: Tom Picasso

A twisted young medical student kidnaps the girl of his dreams and embarks on a dark and delirious road trip across Brazil in the English-language debut of Brazil's most celebrated young crime writer.

Teo Avelar is a loner. He lives with his paraplegic mother and her dog in Rio de Janeiro, he doesn't have many friends, and the only time he feels honest human emotion is in the presence of his medical school cadaver - that is, until he meets Clarice. She's almost his exact opposite: exotic, spontaneous, unafraid to speak her mind. An aspiring screenwriter, she's working on a screenplay called Perfect Days about three friends who go on a road trip across Brazil in search of romance. Teo is obsessed. He begins to stalk her, first following her to her university, then to her home, and when she ultimately rejects him, he kidnaps her, and they embark upon their very own twisted odyssey across Brazil, tracing the same route outlined in her screenplay.

Through it all, Teo is certain that time is all he needs to prove to Clarice that they are made for each other, that time is all he needs to make her fall in love with him. But as the journey progresses, he digs himself deeper and deeper into a pit that he can't get out of, stopping at nothing to ensure that no one gets in the way of their life together.

Both tense and lurid, and brimming with suspense from the very first page, Perfect Days is a psychological thriller in the vein of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley - a chilling journey in the passenger seat with a psychopath, and the English-language debut of one of Brazil's most deliciously dark young writers.

©2014 Raphael Montes; translation: 2016 Alison Entrekin (P)2018 Recorded Books

loved it!!!!!!

The best book in a long time!!!!!!! I highly recommend this book. Give the narrator a chance he does an amazing job.

Truly disturbing

It takes a lot for me to really be disturbed by a book and so far this one takes the cake. I think it’s because the perspective is from the villains point of view. There were a few moments where the narration made me giggle when he did a female voice but it didn’t detract from the story. I really enjoyed it!

The ending made me want to throw the book at a wall

It's honestly a really great story, the protagonist is hateable enough that you spend the book rooting for his downfall but you also sit in morbid anticipation for what's going to come next. This is far from a feel good novel where justice prevails in the end and the villain gets what's coming to him. It'll make you sit and stare at the wall for a while when you finally finish it, wondering how life could be so cruel

Reminded me of You

Great read. The inner thoughts of a delusional obsessed psycho really reminded me of the show You. The writing and twists were great.

Thriller

I enjoyed reading this. Couldn’t put it down as I read it in 2 days. Several twists I wasn’t expecting. I would say just a good read.

calling1

If you like suspense and being on edge of your seat, this book is for you. It was a true rollercoaster ride

I loved to hate this

It was a great book but also frustrating. no spoilers but you will love to hate it too

AN EXTREMELY PLEASANT SURPRISE

Purchasing this was a risk, as I never heard anything about this Author's work. But the synopsis caught my interest and the risk payed off in spades. The Story was very good... VERY dark, but very good. The character of Teo was written very well and his Psychotic personality was consistent throughout. I HATED him as if he was a real person LONG after the book was over. It's not for me faint of heart. It's dark subject material and the plot only gets MORE disturbing the further you get in the story. My heart broke for that poor Woman, and just couldn't wrap my head around just how far one a person's delusions can go. I thought the Narrator did an amazing job with all characters but especially Teo. It would have been too easy to overact as that Psycho, but he maintained an even, rational pitch that made it all the more disturbing because it conveyed just how clueless this guy remained regarding his own actions.
It was a quick listen that didn't lose my attention once yet I was surprised on more than one occasion to find that I was holding a ton of tension, as well as my breath waiting for certain scenes to play out. I really hope to see more of this Author's work in the future and highly recommend this to those who enjoy Dark Thrillers

The kind of horror that STICKS into you

This book was such a refreshing gem. Grabs your attention from the beginning and never lets up for a moment. The horror is in the REALITY of it all, and trust me, it gets horrible. Absolutely deplorable main character that you can’t look away from.

Quietly unhinged

Normally I shy away from books that are translated because frequently, there is a loss in translation. This was not the case here! This book was perfect! The main character is so quietly unhinged, meaning this dude is a full on unassuming mad man! Just going along like this kidnapping is fine and will lead to love! Unique and kind of beautiful! Pretty twisted ending too! Didn’t see that coming! Great narration! Highly recommend!