Scarecrow Has a Gun, Michael Paul Kozlowsky
Scarecrow Has a Gun, Michael Paul Kozlowsky
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Scarecrow Has a Gun
A Novel

Author: Michael Paul Kozlowsky

Narrator: David Doersch

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Imbrifex Books

Published: 08/02/2022


Synopsis

Never trust other people's memories, and watch out for your own

Sean Whittlesea was there when his wife was murdered. He saw the light leave her eyes. He held her dead body in his arms. He knows he wept, but he cannot recollect a single other detail. Tormented by the tragedy, Sean relives the horror over and over again. As he struggles to recall what really happened, his imagination serves up an endless chain of scenarios. The truth, however, remains hidden in the vault of his memory, and the key is nowhere to be found.   Nearly two decades later, Sean, now remarried and a father of two, wins a bizarre contest hosted by his eccentric boss. The prize is the Memory Palace, a state-of-the-art black box that purportedly allows its possessor to relive every moment he has ever experienced, playing out all the memories on a screen.While the small machine at first appears to be the answer to the mystery surrounding the death of his wife, it instead upends Sean’s life. He pushes his family further and further away as the Memory Palace forces him to confront harsh realities and difficult questions that he lacks the strength to face or answer. Spiraling downward, Sean encounters increasingly harrowing challenges that force him to realize that his memory is not the only thing at stake. To recover the truth about his past, Sean must fight for his very life.

Reviews

2.5 stars, rounded down I wanted to like this book so much. The premise is great and there are so many insightful and intriguing thoughts about memory. However, for me, it just didn't get there in a clear enough way to make the book relatable or exciting enough. Sean's wife was murdered many years bef......more

Goodreads review by Dona's on January 22, 2023

When I think about Michael Paul Kozlowsky's SCARECROW HAS A GUN, a few days after finishing it, I feel a little perplexed and puzzled. Curious. Not pleased, but also not unsatisfied. I think it's important that after reflecting all this time, I'm still processing complex emotions in response to the......more

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on April 04, 2022

My thanks to Imbrifex books, Michael Paul Kozlowsky, and Netgalley. I've no review for this book. I suggest going in blind. I mostly enjoyed it. The middle was a bit draggy, but wowsers, that finish! I did have to Google the Scarecrow with a gun part!......more

Goodreads review by Book Clubbed on July 15, 2022

Shouts out to NetGalley for the ARC. This was a strange, fun ride, one in which the promise of the premise was always going to be hard to live up to. I appreciate any book that embraces its own ambitions, however, and the early chapters had a hook as strong as Mike Tyson. I'm also predisposed to enj......more

Goodreads review by Misty on January 18, 2022

First and foremost, I absolutely loved this book. Although as a general rule, sci-fi is out of my wheel house, Scarecrow Has a Gun is so well-written that it seemed a natural process to suspend any disbelieve. Author Michael Paul Kozlowsky takes a completely impossible premise, brings it to life as......more