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Self Help

By: Ben H. Winters
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Ron Perlman
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A darkly comedic thriller by the New York Times best-selling author of Underground Airlines, The Last Policeman, and the Audible Originals Q&A and Inside Jobs.

Jack Diller is just one more struggling actor on the road to nowhere. He’s got an agent who barely remembers his name, his ex-girlfriend has hooked up with a Silicon Valley dude, and the milk in his fridge is so far past its sell-by date it’s historic. The only way Jack can scrape together a bare existence is by delivering food to exactly the types of successful people he wishes he could be.

Then, one day, a very strange audiobook shows up on his phone. The Killer Instinct seems to be your basic self-help guide, narrated by a washed-up action star named Hector Bruno, and brimming with cheesy advice for how to get your life together.

With so little to lose, Jack starts listening...and listening some more. He starts talking to Hector like he’s his best friend.

And then...Hector starts talking back.

©2022 Ben H. Winters (P)2022 Audible Originals, LLC. Science Fiction Self Help
About the Creator - Ben H Winters

About the Creator

Ben H. Winters is the author of the novel Golden State, as well the New York Times best selling Underground Airlines, The Last Policeman and its two sequels, the horror novel Bedbugs, and several works for young readers. Among other recognitions, Winters’s books have received the Edgar Award for mystery writing, the Philip K. Dick award in science fiction, the Sidewise Award for alternate history, and France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. Ben’s writing has appeared in Slate and in the New York Times Book Review. He also writes for film and television and was a producer on the FX show Legion. A film version of Bedbugs is currently in the works at MGM with a script by the mystery writer Sara Gran. Winters lives in Los Angeles with his wife, three children, dog, and fish.
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Well narrated. A bit of a strange and crazy story. Not quite the ending I expected. Nice and short I listened while I did my housework

Enjoyable & Different.

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Really enjoyed this. Wil and Ron are both great voice actors and really bring the story to life. Was a fun ride 😅

💪🏼

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This is a very unusual story. It is not my cup of tea. I think it was repetitive and uncanny to me didn’t make sense. I wish you all well. I think it’s worth a listen each to their own.

Good

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This is an interesting concept - especially for an audio book. For me, it was a bit predictable, but the performance is terrific and the story was strong enough to hold my interest.

Great performance

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Interesting Audible Original. Considering you dont have to spend a credit to get the book its even better. Story was definitely original have not heard anything similar to this. Will Wheaton as always doing a fantastic job of the narration.

An easy and fun listen.

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great short story, very enjoyable. Wil Wheaton is incredible at narrating as always. fun way to fill in a drive, listening to some legends.

two great voices to pull you in

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Crazy story and gave me a good few laughs. I could listen to Wil Wheaton all day.

Very funny

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