Undone, John Colapinto
Undone, John Colapinto
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Undone
A Novel

Author: John Colapinto

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/28/2016

Categories: Fiction, Satire, Crime


Synopsis

In modern-day America, Dez is a former lawyer and teacher—an ephebophile with a proclivity for teenage girls, hiding out in a trailer park with his latest conquest, Chloe.

Having been in and out of courtrooms (and therapists' offices) for a number of years, Dez is adrift, at odds with a society that persecutes him over his desires. From his couch one afternoon, Dez watches an interview with Jasper Ulrickson, a doting father and loving husband whose heartrending memoir, Lessons from My Daughter, has become a national bestseller. The memoir chronicles his journey with his wife, Pauline, who suffered a stroke giving birth to their only child and has been in a locked-in state ever since. Espousing their deep connection and chaste marriage, Jasper's selfless devotion to his wife has made him one of the most popular and admired men in America.

So Dez sets out to do what any red-blooded American would do: destroy Ulrickson by using Chloe to pose as the famous author's long-lost daughter, infiltrate his family, seduce him, and, when he's sent to jail, claim his fortune.

About John Colapinto

John Colapinto is an award-winning journalist, author, and staff writer at the New Yorker, where he has written about subjects as diverse as medicinal leeches, Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer, fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Rick Owens, and Paul McCartney. Prior to this, he wrote for Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine, and he was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. His nonfiction book, As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl, was a New York Times bestseller and his debut novel, About the Author, was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on May 19, 2016

I'd like to start this off by clarifying that I don't know John Colapinto personally, but we've shared brief emails and 140 characters on Twitter, and after reading UNDONE, I can honestly say he is one of the most intriguing authors I've had the pleasure of reading. It goes beyond his impressive pro......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 29, 2016

An enjoyed quite a bit but with a couple of major reservations 3 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Brandee (un)Conventional Bookworms on April 30, 2017

My rating may change a bit...I'm finding it difficult to rate this one. It is well written (I could see a movie being made from this) and it definitely evoked emotion (usually anger and disgust) but one of the main characters is so despicable he makes me lose faith in humanity. So... Full review comi......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on August 02, 2019

HA. This author is deranged, but in a wildly entertaining and alarmingly focused kind of way. A quick read (I'm a fairly slow reader and I tore through this book in a week), thick with irony. (The irony. It bordered on overkill, but that's what made this book so fun.) Several reviews said this book w......more

Goodreads review by Del on January 11, 2020

This is some seriously sick shit. I mean that as a compliment. At least, I think I do... I finished this a couple of nights ago and I've been wrestling with my feelings for it ever since. There were spells when I hated it, but I realised afterwords that's just because I was so invested, and I wanted......more