How I Met Myself

by David A. Hill

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to give him. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Genres: Fiction, Ebooks

59 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 2001

Reviews

[Priscila Jordão · Rating 1 out of 5]

This simply sucks. Really stupid story. It's made of predictable situations told in an unoriginal way, which is a commonplace in cheap thriller books. The only new thing I found here was the word "doppelganger". Recommended just as practice material for english students.

[Geghetsik Aghajanian · Rating 3 out of 5]

At first when I read the name of the book I thought that it will be something about psychological, mental lesson or something deeper for life.
Then during the reading I imagined a lot of things regarding what it could be.
So, it is a story about a unique adventure in a life of a simple person.He met his doppleganger.I don’t want to give the summary of that story, I just want to share with my impressions.
To my mind it was an interesting book but I had expected more.It is very strange for me because I don’t believe in doppleganger’s existence.But, by the way, it is an amazing and also a sad story.But the end was very happy and surprising.

[علا المقدم · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple language
Good story

[Denner Martins · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I began to read "it've been very nice" I said, but after the third chapter I felt bad because the story was going to a terrible novel thriller story. It has a very annoying dialogue, lots of plot holes and repetitive narrative. Sometimes I catch myself asking "who is the dumb that wrote this SH#T?"

[M. Rahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not into supernatural stories, but I was misled by the title, and I thought it was some kind of 'know thyself' book. And found out it was a fiction about a guy who met his doppelganger (yourself from your past life).
But I did enjoy the book. The presentation was engaging and thrilling.
Recommended to people who like lite supernatural fictions.

[Max · Rating 1 out of 5]

hmmm.. how can I put it, probably the WORST book I've ever read!

So simple, superficial, shallow, not worth the paper its written on, completely waste of time! even for those Intermediate students taking it, they better look for other novels than this, its embarrassing...

A friend lend it to me to read, I regret taking it, had to finish it, because I never put down a book I began to read, but seriously its RUBBISH.

[hadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

audio book
level3
120 minutes

یک شب سرد زمستانی در بوداپست، جان تایلور از دفتر کار خود به سمت خانه می رفت که مردی به سمت او دوید و به او برخورد کرد. مرد به سمت جان برگشت تا از او عذرخواهی کند که جان از آنچه دید به شدت شگفت زده شد: آن مرد نسخه دوم جان بود. مرد در حالی که هیچ ردپایی از خود در برف جا نمی گذاشت فرار کرد. مدتی بعد جان متوجه شد که این دیدار اتفاقی نبوده و بدل او پیام بسیار مهمی برای او دارد.

[Azra Azman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a good story to read.

[Daniela Salgado]

I like this book (:

[Kyoko Cst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a great story...
I like it !!!!!

[Chấm Lửng · Rating 1 out of 5]

such a lame book!

[Tshering Deki · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was mislead by the title of the book

[Yuls ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

primera lectura del año y la verdad es que no esperaba que una lectura como esta tuviera este puesto ya que no es el tipo de historia que me guste leer (o en este caso, escuchar) como thriller/misterio, fue un audiolibro que tuve que escuchar para mi clase de ingles y al principio no quede muy interesada aunque claro la premisa se escuchaba buenísima.

"conocer a tu otro "yo"/doppelganger en otro lado del mundo"

Pero cuando recién iba en los primeros 4 capítulos bostezaba del aburrimiento, eran muchos detalles en tan poco tiempo (10 minutos) y la voz del narrador no lo hacia fácil y si no fuera por una tarea lo hubiera abandonado pero con el pasar de los capítulos las cosas se fueron tornando mas interesantes, toda la historia que rodeaba a John y a su familia y todo lo que su doppelganger trataba de advertirle específicamente.

de 18 capítulos solo 5 me mantuvieron en el hilo y es por eso que le doy 3/5 estrellas.
los últimos capítulos me dieron una ansiedad tremenda porque las historias del pasado y futuro iban a repetirse y si eso pasaba me iba a poner muy triste de vdd pero no paso y la "cadena" se rompió y me gusto que pasara.
Si tienen 2 horas libres en su día y ganas de mejorar su listening en ingles si se los recomendaría

[HANIE WU · Rating 3 out of 5]

read this book during secondary school for English Literature Class...I have to say this was probably one of the most memorable books I read during the whole 5 years in secondary school.. besides sherlock holmes of coz.. for a 14/15 year old me, I quite enjoyed it and I had good marks for that subject.. this book sort of became the jumpstart, cause later I found myself interested in doppelganger based novels..

[Adrian]

This is a good novel. I like it. When i read it, i was like "OMG!,what was happened next?. I want to know about it" and i continue to read it. I was "Oh! i can't wait about it, i have to know the end of the story, how is andrea and kati and what is the story about the doppelganger." This story make me feel can stop reading. I love it and like it, it is a very wonderful novel story.

[Paes Pye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a book I'd recommend to a friend.I like how the word 'doppelganger' first appeared in the book.It was so creative
In the end, his doppelganger was the one who saved his wife and child, that was disappointing after all those scenes.

[Thamayanthi Meganathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Storyline 👌👍

[Diesel · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story was not interesting in the slightest, and I didn’t like the voice or tone.

[Ame El · Rating 3 out of 5]

To me it was an intresting book for me because this is the first time i heard about "doppelganger"

[Çetineus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to meet my Doppelganger. But...

[Yi Ng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, easy to be read. Not sure why I remember vividly.

I read in 2020

[Ruth Hargreaves · Rating 3 out of 5]

An unusual read.

[Mariví · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's fine for learning.

[Rizu Prakash Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breathtakingly amazing, suspenceful.

[Nikolay]

nothing

[Alexander Zapata · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story about doppelgangers full of mystery, suspense and pleasant dialogues that will surprisingly you!

[Pablo Casas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decente

[Jelena Hiblović · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first audio book from the app on my phone.
Interesting story set in Budapest, about young married couple. Meeting with a doppelganger changes their happines and peace.

[Hannah Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book deserve so much attention.

[Lukas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un poco rápido pero nada mal.