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I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories


Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
25
Narrator
8
Release Date
March 28, 2023
Duration
9 hours 8 minutes
Summary
Bestselling author Julianna Baggott delivers her mind-bending debut short-story collection, featuring an array of genres populated by deeply human characters, and with film rights to the stories already having been sold to Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Lionsgate, and others!

In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who’s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been “banned for life,” and finds herself falling in love. In “Backwards,” a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In “Welcome to Oxhead,” all the parents in a gated community “shut off” when the power goes out. In “Portals,” a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In “How They Got In,” a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos.

This fantastical collection from a unique voice contains a myriad of stories of the weird and wonderful. Julianna Baggott is a talented and clever guide, and I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You will take the reader on a journey unlike anything they’ve experienced.
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cursedepub

This book collects 15 short stories, all of which are speculative fiction in a Black Mirror-esque style (our world but not quite, with notes of horror and sci-fi, and a focus on technology). The stories use that lens to push and probe into the human psyche, with poignant and real emotion being the backbone and heart of each. The result is a very well-written, powerful collection that also really makes one think. Was moved to tears a couple of times. My favourites: How They Got In, Backwards, The Drawings, Portals, The Knockoffs. Narrators were also all excellent and really drew me in.

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Andrew H.

Ah…..NO!! Narrators YES!

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Anonymous

Love this it's amazing

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Anonymous

amazing book, really enjoyed. thought provoking and emotional, the writing grabbed me and didn't let go.

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grazy

The concepts are interesting, but they feel incomplete. They have a well developed beginning and suddenly they end. A book that says a lot but does not really reach a message, though it clearly means to.

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Suzanne M.

A bunch of short stories, most where terrible . Wasted time.

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