Number One Fan

By: Meg Elison

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

"Elison’s brutal, incisive novel cuts to the heart of what makes public figures vulnerable and asks us to question our voyeurism." —New York Times Book Review

She created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all.

On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger’s basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to check in, Eli knows she needs to save herself. She soon realizes that her abduction wasn’t random, and though she thinks she might recognize her captor, she can’t figure out what he wants. Her only clues are that he’s very familiar with her books and deeply invested in the fantastical world she creates. What follows is a test of wills as Eli pits herself against a man who believes she owes him everything—and is determined to take it from her.

Terrifying and timely, set against the backdrop of convention culture and the MeToo reckoning, Number One Fan unflinchingly examines the tension between creator and work, fandom and source material, and the rage of fans who feel they own fiction.

Viscerally real

The story felt like a tapestry of all the worst fears of American woman convention-goers. All the cautionary tales we've ever whispered amongst ourselves come to life.

Just okay

This was rough to listen to. It may be better on paper. There were times it was confusing regarding dialogue going on within Eli’s head. The performance was good but the subject matter was really disturbing at times. Unsure I’d recommend this to a friend.

Average story, nothing new.

This is the first book I have ever listened to as opposed to reading myself. Maybe that’s why I didn’t care for it, I’m not sure. I felt the story was average and very predictable. Nothing new or exciting. Pretty disappointed considering it has 4 stars.

Decent book

It was a good story but I felt like it was completely drawn out and I got board a few times. Ending was super easy to figure out which is kind of disappointing.

SO good!

Vivienne Leheny brought this story alive and made it feel viscerally real. I felt myself even holding my breath at one point. Zero regrets