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The Shards
- Narrated by: Bret Easton Ellis
- Length: 23 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 13 years, The Shards is Bret Easton Ellis at his inimitable best.
Los Angeles, 1981–17-year-old Bret is a senior at the exclusive Buckley prep school when a new student arrives with a mysterious past. Robert Mallory is bright, handsome, charismatic, and shielding a secret from Bret and his friends, even as he becomes a part of their tightly knit circle. Bret's obsession with Mallory is equalled only by his increasingly unsettling preoccupation with The Trawler, a serial killer on the loose who seems to be drawing ever closer to Bret and his friends, taunting them with grotesque threats and horrific, sharply local acts of violence.
Can he trust his friends–or his own mind–to make sense of the danger they appear to be in? Thwarted by the world and by his own innate desires, buffeted by unhealthy fixations, Bret spirals into paranoia and isolation as the relationship between The Trawler and Robert Mallory hurtles inexorably toward a collision.
Gripping, sly, suspenseful, deeply haunting and often darkly funny, The Shards is a mesmerizing fusing of fact and fiction that brilliantly explores the emotional fabric of Bret's life at 17–sex and jealousy, obsession and murderous rage.
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- 20-05-23
amazing stuff there
it's just great audiobook product. great author. and him reading his own work, well i can't imagine anyone could have done it better. thumbs up big time.
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- D. C. Harold
- 07-10-23
The great American novelist
Bret Easton Ellis has always been good but sometimes, notably with Lunar Park and now The Shards, he is the absolute pinnacle of American fiction. He narrates really well too.
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- ZVW1
- 28-03-23
Bret* still great
Loved this. Bret’s voice made it all the more enjoyable and I was totally absorbed by the story and characters.
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- KTaylor
- 19-03-23
Captivating
The book was long, but it hooked me and I was totally invested in the characters and story. There was one particular scene that was so shocking it floored me.
Brett narrates brilliantly - I am sure that his voice telling his story adds so much to it. Gives it a unique and powerful dimension.
The story is raw and honest. A triumph.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-07-23
Wow!
This is brilliant. Favourite book of 2023 so far. Great character development.
Completely addictive. The descriptions of animal cruelty were tough. The rest is mesmerising and punchy. Better than American Psycho
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- Kyle Waterworth
- 11-05-23
Excellent and compelling
Great book, hooks you very early on with plenty of mystery and intrigue. Very well performed also.
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- Cami
- 07-02-24
Great.
I really enjoyed the story and narration. I’d love an audiobook version of American Psycho narrated by the author.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-05-23
This is a work of fiction
Never have those words been more reassuring. This is a properly scary book. Gripping. Superb. A great read but not for the faint (feint?) hearted.
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- Paul
- 27-02-23
Gripping
Listened almost non stop (had to sleep) thought about it when in slept. Very much recommended
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- L Bentley
- 28-01-24
The narration captures it perfectly
I just loved this book which surprised me as I don’t like “rambling” tales. The narration here perfectly captured the 17 year old guy bored by his privileged life. I had to knock a star off for the graphic animal brutality content which was really grim. Otherwise fantastic.
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