Audiobook About a Boy by Nick Hornby in the ListenBook app
Want to listen to the audiobook About a Boy written by Nick Hornby
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In ListenBook you can listen About a Boy and any other audiobooks you download from the internet.
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Book description
The audiobook version of Nick Hornby's About a Boy is a masterclass in quiet, resonant storytelling. Forget the usual hype-this is the kind of book that settles into your bones, its humor as subtle as a shadow in a dim room. You hear Will, that thirty-six-year-old man-child clinging to his youth like a lifeline, his voice in the audiobook a perfect blend of weary charm and brittle denial. The narrator nails his rhythm-sardonic, slightly off-kilter, the way someone who's spent too long pretending to be someone else talks. Then there's Marcus. Not a child, not quite an adult, his voice in the audio carrying the weight of a world too heavy for twelve years. Hornby's dialogue, sharp as a blade in print, becomes even more alive here. You can almost hear the hesitation in Marcus's questions, the way he pronounces "Mozart" like a secret. The magic isn't in ghosts or chills-it's in the unspoken spaces between Will and Marcus as they navigate their loneliness. The audiobook's pacing is flawless, letting the humor breathe but never letting the emotional undercurrents drown. You don't just hear Will's failed attempts at coolness; you feel the loneliness beneath his carefully curated playlists. You don't just hear Marcus's oddness; you hear the quiet terror of a boy who's already grown up too fast. The narrator's delivery makes the small moments feel monumental-the awkwardness of sharing a pizza, the tentative trust in a shared walk. It's not a book about saving each other; it's about two broken people finding a kind of peace in the shared space between their fractures. The ending? Not a grand gesture, but a quiet sigh of recognition. And in the audiobook, that sigh lands like a stone dropped in still water-simple, profound, and utterly unforgettable. You'll find yourself listening long after the story ends, just to hold onto that feeling of being truly, quietly seen.
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What is ListenBook?
Why ListenBook?
How does it work?
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Download audiobooks from any site in any of the supported formats.
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Add audiobooks to the app using any of the many download methods available.
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Listen to audiobooks by controlling playback from your phone, headphones, Apple Watch or CarPlay.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
App for those who love audiobooks
ListenBook has the features you need no matter what you are listening to
Listening to fiction
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
Every day, thousands of people download ListenBook to listen to audiobooks.
Now it's your turn to listen to audiobooks without distraction!
