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Oblivion
Oblivion
Author: Peter Abrahams
What determines your identity? Is it the clothes you wear? The way other people treat you? The stories, anecdotes and experiences you have stored in your memory? When Nick Petrov wakes up in a hospital room, his clothes are two sizes too big. Everyone treats him like a victim. And he can't remember how he got there in the first place. — Nick ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060726577
ISBN-10: 0060726571
Publication Date: 4/1/2005
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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saber avatar reviewed Oblivion on + 159 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Most interesting idea for a book I have seen for a long time. A private detective just starting on a missing persons case is stricken with blackouts, headaches, a cerebral hemorrhage. The news only gets worse from there! He is determined to get back to the case but those holes in his memory really get in the way! A fascinating read.
reviewed Oblivion on + 195 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
great thriller..kept me up till 1am to finish it..new author for me and i'm going to read the rest of his novels
wardbunch avatar reviewed Oblivion on + 88 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great murder mystery. Had me guessing all the way through!!! I love them this way.
reviewed Oblivion on + 107 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Nick Petrov, a PI with a reputation for finding lost children, has become something of a celebrity as a result. The story of his most famous case was immortalized in a made-for-TV-movies starring Armand Assante as Nick and Kim Delaney as now-police chief Elaine Kostelnik, the other woman who broke up his marriage. When a woman approaches him for help in locating her teenage daughter, he senses something isnt quite right. As he begins his investigation, he experiences headaches, unusual sensations, vivid memories hes never had before. Just as all the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together, he wakes up in a hospital room missing 2 weeks of his life and there are large gaps in his memory of the days before, including the investigation in which he was engaged. This was a pretty good mystery, but most of all a fascinating exploration of memory and self.
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jdyinva avatar reviewed Oblivion on + 408 more book reviews
Quite different but definitely quite good. I liked the plot, the character development and the ending. Would recommend that you give it a try. I'll read more by this author.
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Better than I expected - reminded me very much of that movie, Memento. (Spoiler: you really have to suspend some disbelief when he's sent home from the hospital with such incredible short term memory loss and no home care back-up arrangements!).
Well-done, worth reading though a little pat, just for the flash back and memory scenes.
my2luvsemmyandmally avatar reviewed Oblivion on + 758 more book reviews
Honestly did not care for this storyline! Thought it would be great when I read the cover.....but was very disappointed!
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This makes for a good quick read. If the topic of memory loss and mystery interest you, I would recommend the movie _Momento_.


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