The Man He Never Was

De: James L. Rubart

Narrado por: James L. Rubart

In this fresh take on the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, James L. Rubart explores the war between good and evil within each of us - and one man’s only chance to overcome the greatest divide of the soul.

What if you woke up one morning and the darkest parts of yourself were gone?

Toren Daniels vanished eight months back, and his wife and kids have moved on - with more than a little relief. Toren was a good man but carried a raging temper that often exploded without warning. So when he shows up on their doorstep out of the blue, they're shocked to see him alive. But more shocked to see he's changed. Radically.

His anger is gone. He's oddly patient. Kind. Fun. The man he always wanted to be. Toren has no clue where he's been but knows he's been utterly transformed. He focuses on three things: Finding out where he's been. Finding out how it happened. And winning back his family.

But as the months go on, his memory slowly returns. And the more the memories come, the more Torren slips back into being the man he was before. How can he hang on to the new man he’s become? And who is he really? The man he was...or the man he is?

Praise for The Man He Never Was:

“With plenty of twists and turns to keep the pages turning, The Man He Never Was expertly explores the difference between knowing and experiencing, and asks the important question: What might happen if we could see the person in the mirror as God does?” (Katie Ganshert, award-winning author of Life After)

“This is no mere novel, but a journey to the soul. Sage, deep filled with a truth of terrible beauty and the real nature of love.” (Tosca Lee, New York Times best-selling author)

“In The Man He Never Was, James L. Rubart perplexes readers in the best possible way, wooing us through the mystery of a man’s lost memory and the high stakes of his broken marriage, failed career, and an unbridled anger problem. A page-turning exploration of what it means to live truly loved.” (Mary DeMuth, author of The Muir House)

©2018 James L. Rubart (P)2018 Thomas Nelson

A difficult journey

We’ve all met men like Torren. Angry. Out of control. Repeatedly repentant. Self-loathing and shame color their world. A world strewn with the debris of broken relationships and continued failures. Surrender is hard. Only the Light of Jesus and God’s unfailing and unconditional love can heal the shame and bring lasting change. A wonderful story of difficult choices and second chances.

Great story. Good Narration. Poor Production.

Great story.
Good Narration.
Story was read by the author.
Audio quality is not nearly as good on this book as with previous books. There's a thin, almost echoing sound to the recording. At least one chapter wasn't edited at all and contains an outburst by the author referencing typos in the script and has several sentences repeated.
Hopefully these issues are corrected in future books.
I'm looking forward to the next book...

Fantastic allegory about the less intuitive way of love

The narration of the female characters was distractingly robotic with an odd, unrealistic cadence. But the overall story was incredibly well written and the performance was emotional enough to hold interest. This author has a deep understanding of the love of God and the power of forgiveness.

Chapter 31 is a mess... Covered with edits

Story itself is great! BUT.... The AUDIBLE recording starting in chapter 31 has all the edits and even one part where the reader says "gosh darnit there's a lot of typos in this book"....."these typos are driving me nuts... Driving me nuts" They say certain sentences 5 times with different inflection..... Etc..... Dozens and dozens of times starting in this chapter. Ruins the story and makes it very difficult to follow. How did this totally unedited version make it on here? Wasted money. Should have just bought the hard copy. Unfortunate.

This book was awesome !!

Yes I think I need to go to this octagonal room!!!
Rubart does it again! He surprised me and drove me through all the emotions of his characters.

Be blessed

Inside out, upside down

Intriguing perspectives on what it takes to be fully human, and what it takes to fight the darkness.
I didn’t want to make it one of my pile of books that I’d get back to “later.” Had to keep listening.

So fantastic as usual

This great man of God is fantastic deep writer with awesome creativity. This is your forth novel I have listened to, I will keep looking for anything that has your name on it. They are all life changing books.

The Man He Never Wa

This book is an amazing story of redemption with twists and turns that are so creative. I enjoyed every minute. Looking forward to the next Jim Rubart book!

to much like life

in the beginning of this story it's confusing but don't stop it gets better .the things he went through as a kid . it's so close real life I just had to get past it. if you parent or husband or wife drinks you may want to find something else to hear.

Light Shed on Your Darkest Self

Forever changed! Never in my wildest dreams had I ever considered NOT despising my rage. Now I know I must accept, love and forgive myself. Then & only then, will she die. Wholeness love cast out all darkness. Fear of her is gone!