Doppelganger

David Stahler, Jr.

Mar 2010 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder.

They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does. He wishes he could be different. More human, maybe. But even that can't stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. He has to do it; it's who he is.

But when the doppelganger murders a small-town teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, he's shocked by the world he steps into. Engulfed in a whirlwind of peer pressure, messy family dynamics, and a provocative relationship with a beautiful girl, he quickly learns that there's more than one way to be human, and many ways to be a monster.

Told in the tortured voice of a most extraordinary teen, this contemporary gothic romance brews a captivating combination of violence, desire, and atonement. Here is the story of a monster yearning for a human life.

Ratings and reviews

it was very touching near the end. if anything was weird or gross, it'd just be the appearance of the doppelgangers, and that's just it (unless you're sqeemish about dead bodies). it was a pretty good book and it's not super long or has long, droning descriptions. it just cuts to the chase and goes right along. the families were disturbing, though... but that's it really. (;

I love the book. And David Stahler Jr. is now my favorite author. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I've read Doppelganger. I had multiple emotions because of the book, and they all made me want to keep on reading. I think everyone would love this book the way I do. But, there is one thing I want this book to have. I wish there was a sequel to it. The story was just to amazing to leave in one book. Please make a sequel to the book. I really want the story to continue. I loved the way it ended, but I don't want it to end with just one book. It needs to keep going. But, with a sequel or not, it deserves five stars. Thank you for your hard work David Stahler Jr.

Im reading it everyday and i start to think of our life now and how we react as if all humans on eath are doppelgangers and those of us who want to change and be something we arnt reminds me more and more of the doppelganger in chris,how amber reacts to the news of the tradgic event she somehow falls in love with a monster. I still have no idea of what the author was thing when he had bin writing this but i understand it in a funny way

About the author

David Stahler Jr. received his bachelor's degree in English from Middlebury College in 1994 and later earned a graduate degree from the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College. His other provocative works for young adults include Truesight, The Seer, and Otherspace. He teaches in Vermont, where he lives with his wife and two children.