All My Colors

By: David Quantick

Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

From Emmy Award-winning author David Quantick, All My Colors is a darkly comic novel about a man who remembers a book that may not exist, with dire consequences. A bizarre, mind-bending story at the intersection of Richard Bachman, Charlie Kaufman, and Franz Kafka.

It is March 1979 in DeKalb, Illinois. Todd Milstead is a wannabe writer, a serial adulterer, and a jerk, only tolerated by his friends because he throws the best parties with the best booze. During one particular party, Todd is showing off his perfect recall, quoting poetry and literature word-for-word plucked from his eidetic memory. When he begins quoting from a book no one else seems to know, a novel called All My Colors, Todd is incredulous. He can quote it from cover to cover and yet it doesn't seem to exist.

With a looming divorce and mounting financial worries, Todd finally tries to write a novel, with the vague idea of making money from his talent. The only problem is he can't write. But the book - All My Colors - is there in his head. Todd makes a decision: he will "write" this book that nobody but him can remember. After all, if nobody's heard of it, how can he get into trouble?

As the dire consequences of his actions come home to both Todd and his long-suffering friends, it becomes clear that there is a high - and painful - price to pay for his crime.

©2019 David Quantick (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Interesting Concept

This is obviously a concept that could only work during pre-internet days, given that the premise is that a man remembers a book no one else does and then after minimal research decides he can write it himself. Surely if it DOES it exist, SOMEONE somewhere would have heard of it too. But if you can set that aside, it’s an interesting read with a very engaging story and pace. I’ve now listened to it twice!