The Plot
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ** The Tonight Show Summer Reads Winner ** A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 **"Insanely readable." —Stephen KingHailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot is a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it.Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written—let alone published—anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot.Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that—a story that absolutely needs to be told.In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says.As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?
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Author
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Pages
272
Publisher
Celadon Books
Published Date
2021-05-11
ISBN
1250790743 9781250790743
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""The Plot" by Jean Hanff Korelitz is an intriguing novel that kept me hooked with its suspenseful storyline. After Jacob publishes a novel that seems too real to be fiction, he starts receiving threatening emails accusing him of stealing the story from Evan Parker, a former student he once taught. The twist is that Evan Parker had died before Jacob ever published the novel. As Jacob embarks on a book tour, where he eventually meets his wife, the threats continue, and he begins to dig deeper into Evan's life and family. What he uncovers is both thrilling and unexpected, making this a gripping and intense read from start to finish."
"Much like the plot of this book, this was truly out of this world. My only complaints are 1) really slow beginning. this was my second attempt at reading this book because i couldn’t get through the first 100 pages last time. 2) i could see the ending coming from a mile away. the twist was still masterful, but i feel it was foreshadowed too soon. i got to a point where i was bored waiting for the big reveal. but overall, fantastic book and great thriller."
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