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The Stranger Game
The Stranger Game | Peter Gadol
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“The Stranger Game is a sharp-toothed commentary on the ways in which Ôfollowing’ can foster a pretense of intimacy between strangers, and how the falsity of this intimacy—its utter lack of substance—often creates a perilous hunger for more: more access, more communion, more knowledge. It’s also a fun, moody, twisty thriller, with a sun-touched, West Coast vibe...as much Joan Didion as Patricia Highsmith.” —Scott Smith, author of A Simple Plan and The Ruins A literary suspense novel in which an eerie social game goes viral and spins perilously—and criminally—out of control. Rebecca’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ezra, has gone missing, but when she notifies the police, they seem surprisingly unconcerned. They suspect he has been playing the “stranger game,” a viral hit in which players start following others in real life, as they might otherwise do on social media. As the game spreads, however, the rules begin to change, play grows more intense and disappearances are reported across the country. Curious about this popular new obsession, and hoping that she might be able to track down Ezra, Rebecca tries the game for herself. She also meets Carey, who is willing to take the game further than she imagined possible. As her relationship with Carey and involvement in the game deepen, she begins to uncover an unsettling subculture that has infiltrated the world around her. In playing the stranger game, what may lead her closer to finding Ezra may take her further and further from the life she once lived. A thought-provoking, haunting novel, The Stranger Game unearths the connections, both imagined and real, that we build with the people around us in the physical and digital world, and where the boundaries blur between them.
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Donna310x
The Stranger Game | Peter Gadol
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Have you ever watched strangers and made up a life for them? This book revolves around that premise. Although it had a good, believable premise, there was just too much filler for me. Endless descriptions of people and not a lot happening. The overall story could have been told with a lot less pages.

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Donna310x
The Stranger Game | Peter Gadol
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New book, the blurb on the back sounds promising but theres a few mixed reviews so I'll reserve judgement

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Guildedearlobe
The Stranger Game | Peter Gadol
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The Stranger Game is more than its thriller set up, it‘s a complex look at modern loneliness in a world full of people and technology that is supposed to make us feel more connected. It‘s haunting trip into inward focused paranoia expressed outwardly. Unfortunately, much of the subtext seems to be missed by the narrator whose awkward cadence and high pitched voice drains away much of the emotion, that a more nuanced performer could capture.

Leftcoastzen I wonder if he‘s trying to hard to join a thriller trend.I read one of his earlier books that was funny and charming 6y
Guildedearlobe @Leftcoastzen I have a feeling that the book was marketed like a thriller but that wasn‘t really his intention when he wrote it. Interestingly I‘ve also seen it listed as science fiction, which it isn‘t. It‘s not an easy book to label. (edited) 6y
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Tanzy13
The Stranger Game | Peter Gadol
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A thought-provoking, haunting novel, The Stranger Game unearths the connections, both imagined and real, that we build with the people around us in the physical and digital world, and where the boundaries blur between them. A literary suspense novel told in which an eerie social game goes viral and spins perilously and criminally out of control.

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