Daniel Isnt Real, Brian DeLeeuw
Daniel Isnt Real, Brian DeLeeuw
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Daniel Isn't Real

Author: Brian DeLeeuw

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020


Synopsis

Now a major motion picture!

A breathtaking debut of literary suspense about a young boy’s struggle against his inner demons—a fight to the death against his secret shadow self.

On a chilly November afternoon, six-year-old Luke Nightingale’s life changes forever. On the playground across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he encounters Daniel. Soon the boys are hiding from dinosaurs and shooting sniper rifles. Within hours, Luke and his mother, Claire, are welcoming Daniel into their Upper East Side apartment—and their lives.

Daniel and Luke are soon inseparable. With his parents divorcing, Luke takes comfort in having a near-constant playmate. But there’s something strange about Daniel, who is more than happy to bind himself to the Nightingales. The divorce has cut Luke’s father out of the picture, and as his increasingly fragile mother struggles with the insidious family depression, Daniel—shrewd, adventurous, and insightful—provides Luke both recreation and refuge.

As Luke grows from a child to an adolescent to a young man, he realizes that as much as his mother needs him, Daniel needs him more. Jealous of Luke’s other attachments, Daniel moves from gestures of friendship into increasingly sinister manipulations. In the end, Luke finds himself in a daily battle for control of his own life—wondering whether he or Daniel will emerge victorious.

Brian DeLeeuw’s debut is a haunting and provocative story of a family’s love and madness that you will not be able to put down.

*This title was previously published as In This Way I Was Saved.

About Brian DeLeeuw

Brian DeLeeuw is the author of the novel The Dismantling (2015), as well as the co-screenwriter of Daniel Isn’t Real, among other films. He lives in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

i am immune to this book. it did not "keep me guessing until the very last page." it was not "so terrifying (i would) not be able to put it down." it was not "suspenseful and terrifying." in fact, i had forgotten that it was supposed to be scary, and when i returned to the back cover and remembered......more

Goodreads review by Justin

More like a 1.5. Maybe some spoilers here...but I don't really think so. Whew. This was a chore. I don't remember the last time it took me two weeks to read a less than 300 page book. But, here we are. This was kind of a mess with some dashes of brilliance throughout. It isn't entirely sure what it w......more

Goodreads review by Juan

7 days and 295 pages after. It´s just the fifth book in english i´ve read in this year, it seems i won´t accomplish the goal of the year. The way i found this book was very curious, i was reading bout horror movies, and one of the most flashy was Daniel isnt real, after seeing the trailer i bought th......more