The Sequel

A Novel

De: Jean Hanff Korelitz

Narrado por: Julia Whelan

Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, Esquire Magazine Best Books of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2024

Long-listed, BookPage Best Books of the Year, 2024

New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year, 2024

"Fans of The Plot, and they were legion, will rejoice at this sequel, performed with mesmerizing skill by the wonderful Julia Whelan...Whelan's achievement here seems like a little miracle, relentlessly compelling and wonderfully satisfying."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times bestseller The Plot comes Jean Hanff Korelitz’s equally captivating new novel: The Sequel.

Anna Williams-Bonner has taken care of business. That is to say, she’s taken care of her husband, bestselling novelist Jacob Finch Bonner, and laid to rest those anonymous accusations of plagiarism that so tormented him. Now she is living the contented life of a literary widow, enjoying her husband’s royalty checks in perpetuity, but for the second time in her life, a work of fiction intercedes, and this time it’s her own debut novel, The Afterword. After all, how hard can it really be to write a universally lauded bestseller?

But when Anna publishes her book and indulges in her own literary acclaim, she begins to receive excerpts of a novel she never expected to see again, a novel that should no longer exist. That it does means something has gone very wrong, and someone out there knows far too much: about her late brother, her late husband, and—just possibly—Anna, herself. What does this person want and what are they prepared to do? She has come too far, and worked too hard, to lose what she values most: the sole and uncontested right to her own story. And she is, by any standard, a master storyteller.

With her signature wit and sardonic humor, Jean Hanff Korelitz gives listeners an antihero to root for while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing in this deliciously fun and suspenseful read.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

©2024 Jean Hanff Korelitz (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"It’s another taut and compulsively readable spellbinder from Korelitz."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED

“Fans of Korelitz’s literary thriller The Plot will (manuscript theft! identity theft! murder most foul! soup!) get excited for the sequel: The Sequel, in which a certain author’s widow decides to write her own book—and discovers that she’s not the only one who knows a few secrets after all. Fun.”—LitHub, Most Anticipated Books of 2024

"[A] hilariously snippy and deliciously mean satire of the publishing world in addition to a nail-biting suspense novel."—BookPage, STARRED

Great follow-up book!

Wow! So excited to get this book I binge read it! So makes you wonder if Jean “plotted” this while writing “The Plot,” as it so seamlessly expands the known universe of it! Absolutely appreciated the narrator this time out - the prior one was so awful I physically read the book instead. Also makes me wonder (and hope) if there this will become a trilogy (no spoiler alerts here).

Page turner - flew through it

Wish I could read another from this author. Super pacey. I liked the concept of hearing from another characters perspective in this one. Want more

Compelling story masterfully narrated

I was fully engrossed as the story revealed one twist after another. The story is multi-layered and it’s true you needn’t read The Plot to understand The Sequel.

Involvement with protagonists mind stands out.

Involvement with protagonists mind stands out. A sequel to the plot which I had read a few months ago. Still I discovered I needed to refresh the details of that book. It makes a deeper and more interesting story. In the end the protagonist isn’t likable. The ending seems to leave room for another sequel. “Postscript” perhaps. Perhaps an insight into writing but more an insight into an unhappy and unfulfilled mind. At least the author doesn’t claim it is autobiographical.

Great narration!

I really enjoyed The Sequel. It was a wash and repeat of Book 1 but I didn’t mind.

Really good but not her best for me.

I think Jean Hanff Korelitz is a terrific writer and I read everything she writes as soon as it comes out. I enjoyed The Sequel and The Plot, but they both seem a bit like a private joke when compared to the scope of ideas and characters she's developed in previous books. I've had more than my fair share of close friends and romantic interests who have been bonafide or aspiring writers, and I'm familiar enough with the world of publishing to appreciate the humor and wit. I even deeply love a mystery featuring a psychopath, but the world of the books in this series still seems. . .small. I will continue to read everything the author writes -- she occupies my top tier of favorite living authors -- but I hope she turns her talent to broader themes and truer characters again.

Kept my interest

I usually don’t like novels where there’s no one I admire and identify with, but this was so well written and well narrated that I was engaged throughout. I’m still not sure what I really feel about the book - except that I enjoyed it and recommend it!

A feminist Ripley. You find yourself rooting for the immoralist.

Protagonist was intriguing but twisted without appearing so. It’s a great sequel that plays on the trope of the sequel.

Character arch

Never boring, kept me interested, whether I was despising or rooting for the characters on the page. And trust me, they kept shifting.

Ride of the Anti-Hero!

This book is twisty and unnerving. If you liked the first book you will not be disappointed with this one. This is the best anti-hero since Hannibal Lecter. I loved the narration.