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Narrated by:
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Carlotta Brentan
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By:
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Emma Cline
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
A young woman pretends to be someone she isn't in this stunning novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls.
Summer is coming to a close on Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome...
One misstep at a dinner party and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources, but a gift for navigating the desires of others, Alex stays on the island. She drifts like a ghost through the gated driveways and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world, trailing destruction in her wake.
Taut, sensual and impossible to forget, The Guest captures the latent heat and potential danger of a summer that could go either way for a young woman teetering on the edge.
©2023 Emma Cline (P)2023 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about The Guest
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- joshua kerr
- 04-01-2024
A stab of realism
The ending threw me, but at the same time I couldn't really think of a better ending, the death of idealism and the violent slap of reality. Not bad!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2023
I’m Confused!
This book kept me engrossed right up until ….. the end.
Am I just not getting it? It feels like the power was just switched off and you are left standing in the dark.
Is there a sequel?
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2023
Ending is abrupt
The ends don’t always need to be tied up in a bow, but this book ends very abruptly without explanation. I was riveted, in the edge of my seat, and then… Audible thanks you for listening.
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- HELEN
- 05-06-2023
compelling
a talented Mr Ripley type story. a psychological thriller and social commentary. the elements of mystery and suspense continues until the last word.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-2023
I didn’t mind the end
Her life is one long NOW. It’s fitting that’s how it ends. She moves from one moment to the next, getting by.
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- WizDownUnder
- 08-10-2023
A really good book totally spoiled by the ridiculous ending
This was a really good book, but the ending was stupid and contrived.
I’m not sure if there is supposed to be a sequel, which would make things kind of OK, but if there isn’t it’s just a lazy and wholly unsatisfactory way to end the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-2023
Nicely handled.
This book was incredibly addictive.
The ending left me a little confused, but I’m glad for that now.
Is Alex the new Ripley? That remains to be seen.
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- Leis
- 24-07-2023
Worst ending
Thai story held my attention and was well narrated but the ending was so abrupt as to be unfinished. I don’t mind books which leave some of the ending to your imagination but this felt as though the author gave up mid sentence, it was far too clumsy to be effective
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- A.R.Gianoli
- 04-09-2023
Smart, engrossing book
I was engrossed with story, the protagonist and the writing the entirety of the book. A vague sense of unease and never truly knowing who the protagonist is. Snippets of her life are provided to the reader where you got some impression of Alex. You’re left not particularly liking her and wanting her to succeed. The ending is ambiguous and fits with rest of the narrative of not giving everything away, much how Alex interacts with the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-2023
Amazing story and narration until the end
Was totally engrossed in this story and the narration was brilliant. It was building up to a helluva climax and then…it just stopped. Like the author just gave up on any kind of a resolution.
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