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Fade Out

By: Kayleen Schaefer
Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
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At 28, writer Kayleen Schaefer's brother was one of the most promising young filmmakers in Hollywood, having shot to success as the writer and director of "Chapter 27," starring future Oscar-winner Jared Leto as John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman. Then, five years later, to the surprise of those closest to him, he left it all behind - abandoning his career, his family and his life, without telling anyone where he was going.

©2015 Kayleen Schaefer (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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Basically a good fly on the wall story that reads like a one person play. What was interesting was my own personal responses to what was going on. I spent a lot of time trying to understand a family & sibling dynamic completely different to my own experience.

I think a psychologist would have a field day with this, but in my own case it became a reflective thing as I felt strong emotions about how this family or sister did things. Thus I had to ask myself "Is the narrator the most devoted/ annoying / doting/wimpy/frustrating sister in the world or is this more to do with my own baggage?"

A short but intense drama on sister/ brother relationship, family dynamics & status within the family.

Fascinating!

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I was expecting something a little more along the lines of memoir--in other words, I didn't think I was going to be TOLD the whole story; I expected some showing. But the author is a journalist... The writing is adequate and the story was interesting. The problem was after reading the synopsis, I expected more answers than I got.

And like the other review here from Clare, I found myself wondering about the author. She's positively worshipful of her brother and seems to see him in a different light than other people see him. And she doesn't delve into that enough. I mean, the brother ditches everything to go live in a cheap motel in Mexico and doesn't want to talk to his friends and family for two years. Even if he had not had some success, leaving his life, the only career he wanted, and pretty much disowning everyone generally says something's wrong. If the author asked him what happened, it's not in this piece. Maybe she's protecting him or maybe she really didn't ask. But that part was a bit unsatisfying.

Interesting enough for $1.95

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I was wondering what happened to my college friend and whether he got famous, and I guess I got my answer in this book. We should all have siblings write mid-life biopic novellas about their siblings life so that the rest of us can have a proper catchup without needing to make a phone call.

Was Wondering Where He Went

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Simultaneously a heart opening stroll through the human condition and a critique on the stifling expectations of success under late-stage capitalism. The radical moves that two siblings make to break free, grieve, accept, and let go.

A riveting reflection on loss and growth

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I tried twice to start with chapter 1 and listen agin to the story but it just was just a sleeper for me. It couldn't end quick enough .

Nap-time Book

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