Author: Justin Kramon
Narrator: Charlie Thurston
Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: AudioGO
Published: 10/10/2013
Categories: Fiction, Psychological
Justin Kramon is the author of the novel Finny. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he has published stories in Glimmer Train, Story Quarterly, Boulevard, Fence, TriQuarterly, Alaska Quarterly Review, and others. He has received honors from the Michener-Copernicus Society of America, Best American Short Stories, the Hawthornden International Writers’ Fellowship, and the Bogliasco Foundation. He has taught undergraduate and graduate fiction writing courses at Gotham Writers’ Workshop, Haverford College, the University of Iowa, Arcadia University, and elsewhere. He lives in Philadelphia.
This is a classic psychological thriller, but with the twist that you get to see into the minds of all the characters, not just the victim or a detective. I enjoyed getting the different perspectives, and the way the characters deepened over time in the book. Sam ("the preservationist") was probably......more
Julia is a student at Stradler College when she meets Sam, a 40-year old man who works at the student union snack bar. Meanwhile, Julia is already dating Marcus, a fellow student in her music theory class. She quickly becomes enamored with Sam and tells Marcus the situation. What follows is a series......more
While I thought this book started off interestingly enough, it took quite some time for it to engage me again after the beginning. I actually almost gave up on reading it a couple of times. There are only three main characters in the book: college freshman Julia, her would-be paramour Marcus, and the......more
As seen on my blog: 3.5 STARS The Preservationist was a disturbing portrayal of how extreme desperation could lead to false trust. The characters were one-tiered, but held enough baggage for you to become invested in their lives, and the situations they got themselves into. Justin Kramon must......more