The Brain Exchange

by Robin Glasser

Amana—a supersized woman, and Steel—a fitness freak. Two dissatisfied people with very different appetites. Fate’s middle finger triggers a tailspin when they sign up for vacations at The Brain Exchange. Their odyssey will change them dramatically…but for better or worse?

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First published March 3, 2013

About the author

When I was nine, I wrote and directed a school play, mainly to avoid going outside for recess and because I was dying to wear lipstick. Six weeks into my first semester at the University of Florida, I told my parents that I wanted to go to Europe and write books. The idea received a vehement veto so I finished my studies and graduated with a B.A. in English and Journalism.

My life was proceeding, if not according to plan, close enough and then I met the frog prince of my dreams during a NYC downpour, when we both jumped into the same taxi. Eventually (or should I say eventfully?) I moved to Paris. While living in The City of Light (which I call The City of Merde), I began working on a roman à clef—My Life as a Concubine—the story of a savvy, New York City woman, never married, not looking to be, who suddenly falls in love with a Frenchman. She gives up everything—including a rent-controlled, Park Avenue apartment, even her cat!—for l’amour.

I've written for a variety of magazines ranging from Readers' Digest to Penthouse Letters where I wrote a column called "The Red Hot Woman," which would make 'Carrie Bradshaw' blush. My poetry has been published in Upstairs at Duroc and The Riverside Poetry Review. My Life as a Concubine is now re-released from Smashwords - links: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/My-Lif....

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-li...

I guarantee MEN at WORK, my fully-illustrated book of tongue & cheeky poetry, will put twinkles in your eyes and sparkles in your pants. Don't forget to watch fast-paced peepshows based on these poems at http://www.youtube.com/msrobinglasser.

You can also see the one banned from boobtube at: http://www.myspace.com/video/robingla...

Look for The Brain Exchange, coming soon from Smashwords.

PS: I'm still reading at various venues in New York.

Reviews

[LibraryGirl2008 · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the not-so-distant future, in a world even more obsessed with personal appearance than it is now, two strangers make their way to the newly established Brain Exchange, hoping for a vacation from themselves. At the Brain Exchange, you can switch bodies with a celebrity or other good-looking person for a limited amount of time, but the swap has to be mutual. Amana, a sweet but corpulent bohemoth of a woman, wants to try on the body of a model before she decides that major stomach-stapling surgery is worth it. Steel, an egotistical, chauvinistic man obsessed with exercise, wants the body of a stunningly attractive actor. While Amana’s BE agent tells her that no female bodies are available at the moment, she convinces her to try on a male body. Amana is intrigued, and agrees. Steel, a truly horrible human being, ends up infuriating his agent (who’s about to leave for another job), so that she arranges for him to receive Amana’s body, while Amana, in turn, is given his body. While Steel’s reaction to his predicament should be fairly obvious, Amana is thrilled with her new body. So much so, that she decides whether or not she should give it back!

Be forewarned: this piece is actually erotica, and describes lots and lots of graphic sex. I have to admit though, it’s got a lot more going for it than most erotica I’ve ever read. It’s got memorable characters and a refreshing take on an old premise. Definitely an interesting piece that I would recommend to any fan of this genre.

[Angela P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘The Brain Exchange' is an avant-garde look into a futuristic vacation and the folly that ensues after a kind, heavy-set woman, exchanges her brain with a perfect-bodied, overbearing lusty man.
Amanda is a kind woman who has gorged on food to smother her emotions and wishes to know what it is like to have a perfect body. Her vacation at Brain Exchange is to aid with her decision of rather or not to have weight loss surgery. John Steel is an egotistic, lust-ridden man who would like to exchange minds with a movie star’s body so he can have all the sex he desires. Amanda’s technician likes her even though she can't find a woman who is willing to switch bodies with Amanda; she talks Amanda into considering a switch with a man. Amanda, of course, adores Steel's body. Steel manages to alienate his technician by his pushy come-ons and she deceives him into switching with Amanda instead of the movie star he’d chosen. You can imagine his horror when he wakes up in Amanda's body.
After the switch, the experiences the two go through are humorous and yes, truly racy. Mind-sets usually make a person, and these particular protagonists don't disappoint all the way through the end. Ms. Glasser has a creative vocabulary, an interesting premise and unique voice. For this reason I would recommend reading the novel. 3-1/2 stars

[John Warner · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the near future the entertainment company, The Brain Exchange, offers a vacation by exchanging consciousness into another individual and experiencing the world from another's perspective. Steel, a narcissistic misogynist and bodybuilder, hopes to exchange minds with a famous actor. Amana, a morbidly obese and depressed young woman hopes for a break from the ridicule with a transfer. Unfortuately, staff can't find a partner for Amana; therefore, take revenge on the obnoxious Steel. Once the transfer occurs, Steel tries to locate Amana who is now in her body in a series of misadventures but Amana is not eager to be found. Both find that sometimes the grass isn't alway greener... I was drawn to this ebook because I thought the plot would be an interesting read; however, I thought the novel was poorly executed.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was attracted to the premise of this book - two very different people opt for a brain exchange program and live out life temporarily in other bodies. By some twist, the protagonists - an obese woman with romance problems and an egotistical gym rat - are switched. As one can expect chaos ensues. The first half of the book had my interest and I thought the story would go in one direction, but then a shift in the story took me by surprise. While the idea of a brain exchange story intrigued me, the characters got away from me a bit and became less likable as the story progressed. I'm not sure if that was intentional on the author's part, however.