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Side Life Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Steve Toutonghi (Author), T. Ryder Smith (Narrator), Recorded Books (Publisher)
3.8 out of 5 stars 41
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Dazzling, paranoid literary sci-fi for fans of Blake Crouch and Philip K. Dick

Vin, a down-on-his-luck young tech entrepreneur forced out of the software company he started, takes a job house-sitting an ultra-modern Seattle mansion whose owner has gone missing. There he discovers a secret basement lab with an array of computers and three large, smooth caskets. Inside one he finds a woman in a state of suspended animation. There is also a dog-eared notebook filled with circuit diagrams, beautiful and intricate drawings of body parts, and pages of code.

When Vin decides to climb into one of the caskets to see what happens, his reality begins to unravel, and he finds himself on a terrifying journey that asks fundamental questions about reality, free will, and the meaning of a human life.

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 21 minutes
  2. Author
    Steve Toutonghi
  3. Narrator
    T. Ryder Smith
  4. Audible release date
    May 8, 2018
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Recorded Books
  7. ASIN
    B07CLGMH72
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 9 hours and 21 minutes
Author Steve Toutonghi
Narrator T. Ryder Smith
Audible.com Release Date May 08, 2018
Publisher Recorded Books
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07CLGMH72
Best Sellers Rank #461,054 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,101 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,649 in Time Travel Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#7,952 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
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KMA
5.0 out of 5 stars A Faceted Sci-Fi Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018
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Any attempt to encapsulate Side Life in a small review will ultimately do it an injustice. It is a book of facets, and each reflects a theme as varied as the realities explored within its pages. It is on the surface a poignant sci-fi thriller that delves into the speculative theories of parallel universes and time-travel. Had it stopped there it would have been an entertaining little adventure, but Side Life isn't satisfied with entertainment alone. Instead, it chooses to become something more. It’s a study on love, loss, and family. It is an introspection on humanity, reality, and self-identity. It is also an inward look at a broken man struggling to understand his existence and exorcise his personal, and often dark, demons. For many authors, juggling these internal realities would be difficult, but Steve Toutonghi does it with aplomb. Side Life is fast-paced, sharply witted, entertaining, and occasionally disturbing—it serves as a reflection on how messy our reality and humanity can be and how each little decision we make can have a profound impact on our personal truth and contentment. It is both utterly tragic and yet ultimately hopeful. Long after I closed the cover, Side Life has stuck with me. A thoroughly wonderful book.
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Benita
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Concept
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019
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This was an interesting book. Sometimes hard to read with the shots. It got confusing at times but other times it was brilliant. A good read.
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XY
2.0 out of 5 stars uncompelling
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2018
A couple of problems with this book emerge rather quickly: (1) the protagonist is a whiny, directionless, not-particularly-intelligent-or-interesting millennial, and (2) the writing is oddly amateurish, as if the writer is trying to compensate for inexperience by being overly clever, and failing. I only got through the first 100 pages before placing the book on my 'discard' pile.
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Y. C. M.
3.0 out of 5 stars Exploration in alternate realities
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018
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This book is hard to follow and it's a compendium in alternate realities and theories of self that mix sci-fi and technology. Vin is a tech savvy entrepreneur whose company failed and he goes on to live in a place that belongs to a scientist named Nerdean. She has gone missing but left behind a series of strange mandates and suddenly Vin finds himself entangled with Nerdean's work and life. Vin gets to explore alternate realities though the use of a machine, yet the results are never what one thinks. The writing style is too dry to keep you motivated to read and there are so many threads to follow that you are suddenly as confused about what's going on as the characters. There is some hope for the story every so often but then there is another weird turn and event and a new reality.

Book's Destiny: In an alternate reality someone might enjoy reading it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Review: Side Life
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019
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A wild journey through infinite possible realities, Side Life will leave you reeling, contemplating the existence of reality and the many ways your life could have turned out differently. It starts with a simple enough story and ends as a warped and twisted take on life and the reality of this man who no longer knows who or where he is within the fabric of the universe. It’s a truly thought-provoking, mind-blowing set of circumstances, journeys, and revelations that will leave you feeling a bit out of sorts with the infinite expanse of time and its possibilities.
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William Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars Unusual trip among disparate dimensions and time.
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018
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The tech submerges into a personal journey asking what is it that defines a person and to what degree we contribute to the unfolding consequences that occur to me hose around us.

Will you be ready for the end.
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Don Black
5.0 out of 5 stars Toutonghi Has Done it Again
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021
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Once again, Steve Toutonghi creates a world with imagination and descriptive detail that allows the reader to live and explore the dualities of the mind.
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Ann
4.0 out of 5 stars parallel universes
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018
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This is quite interesting take on parallel universe scenario. Vin finds a way to travel between them. It is not like Sliders series where each new universe is vastly different. Here the differences are more subtle and mostly concern Vin and his immediate family and friends.
That was a light fast read, and I quite enjoyed it.
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Eric
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2019
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An interesting story to follow. We feel attached to the main character pretty fast. I liked the book and I liked the idea of having side lives. Thank You for writing this story Steeve!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking and well written
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2019
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Some really fine turns of phrase and descriptions. Intriguing plot. Perhaps living infinite lives is living one life? A gripping read.
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