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The Man Who Haunted Himself
- Narrated by: Adam Lazzare White
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Dr. Douglass Garnett is about to break all the rules to save himself—and push mankind into the future.
He’s one of America’s most brilliant neuroscientists. He’s also Black and dying of cancer. But he has a plan—a brain transfer. He’ll put his gifted mind into the body of Sammy Sturgeon, a White high school football star who was on the rise until a touchdown collision left him brain-dead.
He convinces his co-conspirator, Dr. Dino Battaglia, to help him with the forbidden procedure. Douglass wakes up in Sammy’s White, athletic body, with his new family and legions of fans weeping at his miraculous recovery.
As Douglass starts his life anew at Junipero Prep, complications ensue. There’s the messy breakup with Sammy’s blonde cheerleader girlfriend; then there’s an even messier relationship with his high school science teacher, Marie. Before he can win the Nobel Prize—or be charged with murder—Douglass’ transplant will force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about race, progress, and life in America.
The Man Who Haunted Himself is a new sci-fi-horror classic from legendary author Ishmael Reed, who The New Yorker dubbed “America’s most fearless satirist”. Reed continues the literary tradition of California noir established by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett and issues a new entry into the genre he helped launch, Afrofuturism. This hilariously subversive Audible Original is expertly narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal).
Does the body or the brain make the man? Listen and find out.
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- Glezza
- 27-01-23
Very interesting story
A very interesting story but it isn’t a horror story it’s more a statement about how society works!
I enjoyed it nonetheless!
Liked the reader gave the story plenty of pace!
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- Afshan M
- 23-12-22
Brilliant idea but…
I really enjoyed this book - it’s a great idea and brilliant in parts but abit too simplistic in other parts. Could be totally brilliant with some strong editing and adding characters with a little more depth- loved all the info re minority groups and the history
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- SABRE
- 07-03-23
Multi layered tale
This is a very smart tale. Hidden behind the science fiction is a complex essay on race, and toxic masculinity. Absolutely brilliant.
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- A A N
- 28-04-23
Not horror more sci fi
Not scary and don’t understand what happened to his ghost? Liked the concept feels unfinished.
Narrator was good.
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