3 Réponses2026-07-17 19:53:40
Man, I just finished 'Tony and Susan' last week and wow, what a ride. I'd been hunting for a legal copy for ages before finally getting the ebook from Google Play Books. It's got a solid reading app and syncs across devices, which is how I went from my phone at the bus stop to my tablet at home without losing my place. You can also find it on major platforms like Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Apple Books—pretty much wherever you normally buy ebooks. The audiobook is on Audible too, narrated by the author himself, Austin Wright, which adds a whole other layer.
I remember the library being a lifesaver earlier on. Check your local library's digital service, like Libby or OverDrive. They often have it as an ebook or audiobook, though you might have to wait on a hold list. It's worth the wait to get it free and legal. Seriously, skip the sketchy sites offering PDFs; the official versions are cheap enough and you're supporting the author's estate.
2 Réponses2026-02-13 07:50:15
Man, I totally get the hunt for audiobooks—sometimes you just want to kick back and let someone else do the reading, right? I went down a rabbit hole trying to find 'Taking Tony' in audio format, and here's the scoop: as far as I can tell, it hasn't been officially released as an audiobook yet. I checked major platforms like Audible, Libby, and even niche indie audiobook sites, but no dice. It’s a bummer because some of these lesser-known titles take forever to get adapted, if they ever do.
That said, there’s always hope! If the book gains traction, publishers might greenlight an audio version. In the meantime, if you’re into similar vibes, I’d recommend checking out audiobooks like 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'—it’s got that emotional, character-driven punch 'Taking Tony' seems to promise. Fingers crossed we get an audiobook announcement soon—I’d be all over that!
3 Réponses2026-07-17 13:44:29
Honestly, I picked up 'Tony and Susan' expecting a straight-up thriller and was pretty disoriented for the first chunk. It’s structured with this novel-within-a-novel setup where Susan reads a manuscript her ex-husband wrote, titled 'Nocturnal Animals', which is a brutal revenge thriller. That inner story is absolutely gripping and bleak, genuinely tense stuff that fits the thriller bill.
But the real weight of the book is in Susan’s reflections on her past marriage, her complicity, and the act of reading itself. It’s more of a literary dissection of violence, fear, and regret than a pure genre piece. If you’re a thriller fan who only cares about plot momentum, you might find the framing narrative slow. But if you like psychological depth and meta-commentary alongside your suspense, it’s remarkably unsettling. The ending of the 'Nocturnal Animals' section alone stuck with me for days.
3 Réponses2026-07-17 22:07:36
Frankly, I think a lot of people misread the big twist in 'Tony and Susan'. It's less about the horrific events in the novel-within-the-novel, 'Nocturnal Animals', and more about the fact that Susan is the one who asked for that story. Her ex-husband, Edward, wrote it as a direct, brutal metaphor for the emotional violence of their divorce. The twist is that she commissioned her own nightmare, her own fictionalized punishment, and is now forced to consume it, page by agonizing page.
That's what stuck with me more than the roadside assault. The real horror is self-inflicted, born from guilt and a morbid curiosity about how you're seen by someone you destroyed. It reframes the entire reading experience—you're not just watching a thriller unfold; you're witnessing a very specific and calculated act of revenge through art. The book she's holding is the weapon.
4 Réponses2026-07-17 13:29:23
Honestly, that 'twist' didn't land for me the way I think it was supposed to. I finished 'Tony and Susan' expecting this huge, shocking reveal, but the so-called twist is that the violent thriller manuscript Susan is reading, written by her ex-husband Edward, is actually a fictionalized revenge fantasy about her. The fictional Tony's wife is a stand-in for Susan, and the brutal events are Edward's way of processing her rejection. It's more of a structural and thematic twist than a plot one—the horror isn't in the story, but in realizing you've been complicit in reading a very personal, vicious act of literary vengeance.
I kept waiting for a 'gotcha' moment within the thriller plot itself, like Tony being alive or the detective being in on it. Instead, the impact is quieter and way more unsettling. It reframes the entire reading experience. You spend the whole book uneasy about the violence in Edward's novel, only to realize the real violence is the emotional cruelty of forcing Susan to witness this version of herself being punished. It left me feeling gross in a way I'm still thinking about, which I guess means it worked, but I wanted a more concrete payoff.