Youve Reached Sam, Dustin Thao
Youve Reached Sam, Dustin Thao
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You've Reached Sam
A Novel

Author: Dustin Thao

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2021


Synopsis

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt audiobook about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye.

Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.

Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone.

The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes Julie fall for him all over again and with each call, it becomes harder to let him go.

What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye?

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

About Dustin Thao

Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese-American writer based in Southern California. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Political Science, and is in a PhD program at Northwestern University. He writes contemporary young adult fiction. You’ve Reached Sam is his YA debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by jessica on November 20, 2021

a really sweet, sentimental story that is dampened by an unlikable main character. i honestly wanted to cut julie some slack in the beginning. grieving is an incredibly personal process and everyone handles it differently, so i was willing to tolerate a lot of her anger. but then i realised shes just......more

Goodreads review by Ayman on November 08, 2021

this book… i am lost for words. crying, screaming, banging my head on the wall, ripping my hair out, running in the rain, slowly sliding down a door after slamming it. omg this book hurt but it was so good. the writing was enticing and beautiful. this book quite literally made my heart ache, it woul......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 01, 2022

3.5 ⭐️ I enjoyed this! not as emotional as I was expecting, but the ending was beautiful......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 15, 2025

Oh my God! This tear jerker, the most emotional read of the year is finally out! Happy pub day!🥳🥂 I knew this book will break me into pieces. I knew it would slice my heart into tiny pieces. I knew it would hurt like hell since I read the blurb! But I eventually requested and I am still happy to read......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on May 18, 2025

I would say do not expect too much from the book. It's young adult and it deals with some heavy topics regarding death and grief. Take your time. Well... I stopped caring about the characters and the whole thing about Sam when I reached half the book. What went wrong? But first, what was done right. The......more