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The Reservoir
- Narrated by: David Duchovny
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Reservoir follows an unexceptional man in an exceptional time. We see our present-day pandemic world and New York City through the eyes of a former Wall Street veteran, Ridley, as he, in his enforced quarantined solitude, looks back upon his life. He examines his wins, his failures, the gnawing questions - his career, his divorce, his estranged daughter - and questions what it all means and who he really was.
Sitting and brooding night after night, gazing out his huge picture window high above the Central Park reservoir, Ridley spots a flashing light in an apartment across the park as if a lonely quarantined person is signaling him in Morse code. His determination to find out who this mystery woman is, this fellow quarantine damsel in distress trapped in her own Fifth Avenue tower, leads him on an epic quest that will ultimately tempt him with either delusional madness or the fulfillment of his own mythic fate. Is he a dying man going mad or an Everyman metamorphosing into a hero? Or both? We accompany Ridley as he leaves the safety of his apartment window to save the Fifth Avenue femme fatale and descends into a dangerous, increasingly surreal world of the global conspiracies, madness, and sickness of this viral time; beyond that, into the enduring mysteries of love and fatherhood; and deeper still, into the bedrock mystery of life itself. As Ridley's actions grow more and more uncharacteristic, he realizes the key to all the mysteries of now and even all of history seem to lie deep beneath the freezing waters of the reservoir.
The Reservoir is a twisted rom-com for our distanced time when the merest touch could kill and conspiracy theories propagate like viruses - a present-day union of Death in Venice, Rear Window, and The Plague.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-10
Fascinating!
A unique and impactful story. I enjoyed the colorful language and flow of storytelling.
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- Karen
- 2021-10-03
Interesting concept
I enjoyed the story, and have only one real complaint. The words, phrases and references used would strangle University Literature professors. I have a very strong vocabulary and was able to manage without too much difficulty, but I kept chuckling as the story went on, thinking it would have been much more enjoyable if David had simplified it a bit. I kept thinking that David sure enjoys the sound of his own voice. And I bought the book because I like David and had no idea what to expect. Overall, a good storyline. Bring a dictionary.
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- Roberta W
- 2022-08-27
I wanted to like it more
I like David Duchovny’s writing, but found the storyline just too creepy. I’ll try something of his again, perhaps.
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- Lorraine Pitre
- 2021-11-20
Interesting
I enjoyed the book. It reminded me of Mulder's monologues from the X-Files. It was entertaining and worth the listen.
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- Rebecca
- 2022-03-14
David Duchovny makes a twist on a pandemic
this novel was a super cool other view of what happens to someone when they are sick in a feverish state having insane dreams/ visions. sure its based in a pandemic but man was it ever a captivating story!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-05-19
good read!
I really liked the concept well because pandemic. The vocabulary was great even though one reviewer suggested a dictionary. but that's what made me love the book.
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- Sophie Gerard
- 2022-01-05
Great but...
A well written and interesting story.
But way too many F words and expressions.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-11-22
Wow, so good, will listen again! Great story teller!
Duchovnys cadence and mid sentence comments kept me engaged for the entire story. I binge listened to this in one evening and I will listen again. I can’t say if it was a mystery, a romance, fantasy or a non fiction it’s so well woven.
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- Melinda Torgerson
- 2021-12-04
Surprise!
This short story was very fun to listen to. Had me laughing, thinking, dreaming. Very well done.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2022-01-19
gripping
loved it, and the reader / author is awesome! could not stop listening, want to read more of David's work!
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