Name: The Anatomy of Desire
ISBN: 9780063041929

L. R. Dorn

"From Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy"

A Novel

The Anatomy of Desire

L.R. Dorn

'Reads like your favorite podcast, the hit crime doc you'll want to binge' Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box AMBITION. DESIRE. BETRAYAL. MURDER? With followers numbering in the hundreds of thousands, a glamorous circle of friends, and a famous boyfriend, the life that fitness influencer Cleo Ray has always wanted is within her grasp. Then, just before joining her friends for a holiday in the mountains, Cleo and a young woman named Rebecca set off in a canoe on a deserted lake. An hour later, Rebecca is found dead in the water and Cleo has gone missing. When word gets out, Cleo is going viral, but for all the wrong reasons. Who was the girl in the canoe? And did Cleo have anything to do with her death? If Cleo is innocent, why did she try to run? Charged with murder, this social media influencer's biggest platform is no longer Instagram, it's the witness stand... Told in the form of a true crime documentary, The Anatomy of Desire is a gripping and original psych suspense novel for the social media era - perfect for fans of You, Good Me Bad Me and the hit podcast Serial.

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McKenzie McWhorter

There were parts I loved, but others were it dragged on. I wanted to love the format but sometimes it made it hard to figure out what was going on. 
I really enjoyed the ending though, wrapped up the story beautifully.

Gabriella LePage

I went into The Anatomy of Desire blind. I hadn’t read more than a line or two of the synopsis before jumping in and wow, I’m glad I went for it.

This modern retelling of An American Tragedy is told through the lens of today’s current social media and influenced marketing landscape. And, it was much more well-done than other books who rely on social media/influencers as a piece of the narrative. I found that it fit right in rather than feeling forced.

I listened to this on audiobook and it truly felt like I was listening to a podcast/docuseries. If you’re new to audiobooks, this is a great one to start with! The full cast narration was spot on.

Thank you to Libro.fm for my audiobook.

Sahi K

Excellent full cast audiobook production and it suits the book’s format of the story being told like a docuseries/podcast. 
But there is hardly any tension or character development, also plays into the cheating bisexual trope which wasn’t fun.

Yuki Reads

I listened to this one on audiobook. It feels like a true crime podcast and that was the author’s intention, which was felt like original formatting, but nothing happened. I just wanted more from this one, and didn’t really get the point.

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