Someone Like Me
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Someone Like Me
Narrated by:
Robin Miles
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Robin Miles
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M. R. Carey
About this listen
From the author of the million-copy best-selling The Girl with All the Gifts comes an extraordinary new psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming....
There are two sides to every story....
Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home. But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. An alter ego that will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme. And when this other side of her takes control, the consequences are devastating.
Someone Like Me is the intoxicating new thriller from the phenomenal M. R. Carey. A modern take on the Jekyll and Hyde tale, think Gone Girl meets Stephen King - but you won't have heard anything quite like this before....
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Critic reviews
"Spectacular!" (Martina Cole)
"An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down." (Laini Taylor, New York Times best-selling author)
"As fresh as it is terrifying...a jewel." (Joss Whedon)
Didn’t love the narrator but kept going as the story was that good
This story had it all , suspense , friendship , murder , horror, love .. didn’t want it to end
I loved this book ,
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Interesting Idea but a Slow Mover
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The story is well told with vibrant characters and a great narrator. I really enjoyed the book until the last chapter where I just thought 'is that it? That's how you're going to end it?'
Don't get me wrong...if I've missed the point I hold my hands up but without spoiling it for others I don't get how the police issue wasn't resolved. Apologies for ambiguity but I really don't want to spoil it because it is a great sci-fi story.
I won't be claiming a refund for that reason, it was well told and Michael Carey writes true to life female characters...which is rare nowadays.
Shame.
Really disappointed with the end...
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"Someone Like Me" is engaging and I kept listening because I had to know what happened. It's well paced, the characters are well drawn and the story is intriguing. I think I have two problems with the book. The first is that the antagonist is unbelievably bad - "bad" as in evil. You'll certainly find yourself hating her. But she's also incredibly stupid and careless. I found myself not only hating her but feeling utter contempt. She is almost cartoonishly evil and I think this detracts from the story. To begin with, I felt sympathetic for her and I think Carey could've tried to keep the reader slightly on her side for longer.
My second problem with the book is the, to my mind, ad hoc "fantasy rules". I'm not bothered by fantasy in books, as long as it's internal logic holds and the fantasy elements aren't sprung on the reader unexpectedly. "Someone Like Me" is not guilty of the latter - it's evident from the start that there's something supernatural afoot - but the rules of the supernatural mechanics don't seem to be consistent.
I enjoyed the book but wouldn't recommend it. I hope that makes sense.
4 Stars but Disappointed
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Someone Like Me takes that formula and cranks it up a notch. The fantastical element is super interesting and a new take on an existing idea, just like Girl with All the Gifts. But it is also about parenthood, mental health, spousal abuse and the balance between standing up for yourself and being selfish.
I LOVED this book. There is not a flaw in it.
Ingenious, touching and at times, scary
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It’s also about a young girl (14 ish) who went through a horrific ordeal when she was 6.
Both lives collide in a jaw dropping way. It’s si fi shodingers cat in a listen in one go page turner
Highly recommended give it a try you can alway return it I don’t want to add spoilers.
So glad I chose it
Narration is BRILLIANT 10/10 ditto the book
Ps not like her previous books I think that’s important to note as many people will have been turned off.she really is a great writer!!! Personally loved all her books
Brilliant so much more than the synopsis
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gritty when needed.
enjoyable, unique
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I did take a little time to get into this one, but was glad I stuck with it. The narrator took a bit of getting used to.
great characters. As always with M R Carey the story line is gripping & pure escapism.
Another clever story....
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Shortly before half way the action heats up. On my part, some preconceived ideas I had regarding Liz/Beth and Fran/Fox alter egos was blown away and the story got interesting. It had quite a dark turn that left me a little stunned for a while even.
My only bug bear was with the ending. Originally I thought that I couldn't give higher than three stars overall, due to this problem, but I re-read the last few chapters and have softened to four. Not to give away too much, but it was a little too "Halloween" ish for me. Yes, if it had seemed easy for the "good" guys to win, it would have been dull. Yes, no-one in this universe is an expert on how the alter ego thing work and what rules are in play. Yet for me, there was a little too much of those that did know, not telling those that didn't, because if they knew, it could all be fixed faster. Also a little too many false endings. When exactly is an alter ego beaten. Even now, I'm not sure it's over. It would be entirely possible for Carey to write a new rule and Spring something on us.
The most satisfying books of this kind give you all the information and rules early on and then produce a clever twist that you didn't see coming. There was one little twist here, but it wasn't powerful enough for me to redeem the ending.
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Another gripe if I'm on a roll here, would be with the aftermath. Much of the book is involved with Beth's situation getting worse and worse. The tension is generated because *spoilers* we assume it will be ok for Liz at some stage, and we don't want Beth blowing everything for her. Yet, once things are resolved, all the issues just fall away. No problem nothing to see here. So, all that tension for much of the book was rubbish then?
I disagree with some other reviews that the narration was poor. I enjoyed it and I think any more grandiose acting would have detracted. The differences in the characters were sometimes subtle and I liked that.
Unusual Sliding Doors story with a difference.
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story unfolds at a steady pace
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