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The Swimmer
Psychological techo-thriller indicting Social Media:
Mitch Hamilton is swimming nude in Monterey Bay. While he doesn’t understand why someone has driven him to this desperate act, he feels it is a fitting way to end his life.
Samantha Louis, the talented psychiatrist we first met in The Misogynist, discovers that one of her teenaged patients has been driven to suicide by attacks on Social Media. And then, someone on Social Media begins a concerted effort to destroy her reputation.
Neither is aware that they are just the first two pawns in a game where Social Media will threaten not only them, but those closest to them and even the entire country.
Mitch Hamilton is swimming nude in Monterey Bay. While he doesn’t understand why someone has driven him to this desperate act, he feels it is a fitting way to end his life.
Samantha Louis, the talented psychiatrist we first met in The Misogynist, discovers that one of her teenaged patients has been driven to suicide by attacks on Social Media. And then, someone on Social Media begins a concerted effort to destroy her reputation.
Neither is aware that they are just the first two pawns in a game where Social Media will threaten not only them, but those closest to them and even the entire country.
- GenresFiction
321 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 3, 2022
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About the author
Steve Jackowski
8 books25 followersWriter, extreme sports enthusiast, serial entrepreneur, technologist (en français ci-dessous).
Born into a military family, Steve traveled extensively throughout the US and overseas, attending fifteen schools before graduating from High School. After studying mathematics, computer science, comparative literature and French at the University of California, Steve began his career with IBM as a software engineer. He later founded three successful high-tech startups.
A former competition hang glider pilot, Steve continues to surf, ski, kayak whitewater, and dance Salsa with his wife Karen whenever possible.
Steve divides his time between Santa Cruz, California and the Basque Region of France.
En français:
Ecrivain, amateur de sports extrêmes, multi-entrepreneur, technologue.
Né d’une famille militaire, Steve a beaucoup voyagé à travers les Etats-Unis et à l’étranger, fréquentant une quinzaine d’écoles avant d’avoir son bac. Après avoir étudié les mathématiques, l’informatique, la littérature comparée et le Français à l’Université de Californie, Steve commença sa carrière chez IBM comme ingénieur informaticien. Il créa plus tard, avec succès, trois start-ups de haute technologie.
Ancien compétiteur de deltaplane, Steve continue à surfer, skier, faire du kayak en eau vive et danser la salsa avec sa femme Karen, dès qu’il le peut.
Steve partage son temps entre Santa Cruz (Californie) et le Pays Basque en France.
Born into a military family, Steve traveled extensively throughout the US and overseas, attending fifteen schools before graduating from High School. After studying mathematics, computer science, comparative literature and French at the University of California, Steve began his career with IBM as a software engineer. He later founded three successful high-tech startups.
A former competition hang glider pilot, Steve continues to surf, ski, kayak whitewater, and dance Salsa with his wife Karen whenever possible.
Steve divides his time between Santa Cruz, California and the Basque Region of France.
En français:
Ecrivain, amateur de sports extrêmes, multi-entrepreneur, technologue.
Né d’une famille militaire, Steve a beaucoup voyagé à travers les Etats-Unis et à l’étranger, fréquentant une quinzaine d’écoles avant d’avoir son bac. Après avoir étudié les mathématiques, l’informatique, la littérature comparée et le Français à l’Université de Californie, Steve commença sa carrière chez IBM comme ingénieur informaticien. Il créa plus tard, avec succès, trois start-ups de haute technologie.
Ancien compétiteur de deltaplane, Steve continue à surfer, skier, faire du kayak en eau vive et danser la salsa avec sa femme Karen, dès qu’il le peut.
Steve partage son temps entre Santa Cruz (Californie) et le Pays Basque en France.
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July 16, 2023
I'm the author of The Swimmer, so of course I'm going to give it 5 stars (though I note that I only gave 4 stars to The 15th Juror because it's a somewhat difficult read).
But for The Swimmer, I'm giving it 5 stars because I think it's an important book.
I wrote this psychological techno-thriller to try to address the political division in our country which will likely worsen with deep-fake videos. I was deeply gratified to get the following review from a confirmed Trump supporter:
"Are you a liberal? Are you a conservative? Doesn’t matter, read this book. I got part way through and thought, oh no, another novel, by a snowflake. But I continued. And so glad I did. This is not a Right-Wing vs Left-Wing Story, but a Right vs. Wrong one. But don't want to ruin anything, or the ending, of WHO IS RIGHT OR WRONG. (That is my only clue to a great finish that will you love)."
The characters from The Misogynist find themselves attacked on Social Media in attempts to disrupt their lives and to ruin their reputations. Little do they know that this is all part of a much larger scheme; a scheme that will challenge what they know about Social Media as one individual attempts to change the world.
Hope you like it but even it you don't, please leave a review or comment. My writing and stories only improve as I get feedback from you!
For those of you who won the book in the Goodreads giveaway, I apologize for the numerous typos. The version that Goodreads provided was a very early version and has since been fully edited.
Steve
But for The Swimmer, I'm giving it 5 stars because I think it's an important book.
I wrote this psychological techno-thriller to try to address the political division in our country which will likely worsen with deep-fake videos. I was deeply gratified to get the following review from a confirmed Trump supporter:
"Are you a liberal? Are you a conservative? Doesn’t matter, read this book. I got part way through and thought, oh no, another novel, by a snowflake. But I continued. And so glad I did. This is not a Right-Wing vs Left-Wing Story, but a Right vs. Wrong one. But don't want to ruin anything, or the ending, of WHO IS RIGHT OR WRONG. (That is my only clue to a great finish that will you love)."
The characters from The Misogynist find themselves attacked on Social Media in attempts to disrupt their lives and to ruin their reputations. Little do they know that this is all part of a much larger scheme; a scheme that will challenge what they know about Social Media as one individual attempts to change the world.
Hope you like it but even it you don't, please leave a review or comment. My writing and stories only improve as I get feedback from you!
For those of you who won the book in the Goodreads giveaway, I apologize for the numerous typos. The version that Goodreads provided was a very early version and has since been fully edited.
Steve
July 18, 2022
Too many characters. Hard to kept tract of what is going on. Difficult to follow.
July 13, 2022
Must Read
This book is a must-read. In addition to being an engaging page-turner, it makes you consider viable alternatives to our current political strife.
This book is a must-read. In addition to being an engaging page-turner, it makes you consider viable alternatives to our current political strife.
August 6, 2022
Not for me
I did not enjoy the political storyline of this book. I almost put it in my DNF list. The storyline jumped from one character’s point of view to another within each chapter. While this works for some stories, it didn’t work for this one. Mitch, the swimmer, should have more time in the story besides the first part of chapter one, small bits here and there, and near the ending. Perhaps a different title would’ve been appropriate since “the swimmer” didn’t have a large enough role. In addition, there were several grammatical mistakes and too many choppy sentences.
I did not enjoy the political storyline of this book. I almost put it in my DNF list. The storyline jumped from one character’s point of view to another within each chapter. While this works for some stories, it didn’t work for this one. Mitch, the swimmer, should have more time in the story besides the first part of chapter one, small bits here and there, and near the ending. Perhaps a different title would’ve been appropriate since “the swimmer” didn’t have a large enough role. In addition, there were several grammatical mistakes and too many choppy sentences.
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