Book description
Headphones on. World dissolves.
Alice's rabbit hole isn't a hole. It's a sound. A thump in the chest.
Voice actor? Not whispering. Not shouting. Just there. Like a friend who knows the rules are nonsense.
"Curiouser and curiouser."
That's the sound of the story waking up.
Not the book. The sound.
The Mad Hatter's tea party.
Teacups clinking. Clocks melting.
Why is the croquet ground made of flamingos?
The voice actor doesn't explain. Just lets it be.
You lean in. You hear the sizzle of the flamingo mallets.
The Cheshire Cat's grin.
It doesn't appear. It unfolds in the audio.
A slow, lazy ripple.
You can't see it. But you feel it.
Like the grin of a dream you almost remember.
The Queen's roar.
Suddenly. No warning.
Beneath the "Off with her head!"
A tiny pause. A breath.
Then silence.
That silence? It's louder than the roar.
The White Rabbit.
Pocket watch ticking.
Tick. Tock. Tock.
Not just sound. It's the pressure of time.
You feel it in your own wrist.
Dodgson wrote it. Lewis Carroll. Not Carruth.
(Important. But not the point.)
The point is the sound of the point.
The nonsense isn't just words.
It's the space between words.
The hesitation before "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"
That pause. That's the heart of it.
The voice actor holds it.
You hold your breath.
You're not reading. You're listening to the question.
To the absurdity of asking it.
The White Rabbit's panic.
It's not frantic. It's... polite.
"Late! Late! Late!"
But the voice is calm.
Like someone checking the time on a clock that doesn't exist.
The Caterpillar.
Sitting on the mushroom.
Smoke curls in the air.
Voice actor's tone: slow. Heavy.
"Who are you?"
Not a question. A statement.
You don't want to answer.
The story doesn't need you to.
It just is.
The Jabberwocky.
"Brillig" and "slithy."
Not words. Sounds.
The voice actor makes them real.
You don't understand. You don't need to.
It's the sound of not understanding.
That's the magic.
The audiobook isn't an adaptation.
It's the original sound of the story.
Held in your ears.
Not in your head.
The ending?
Alice wakes.
Or does she?
The voice fades.
Not with a sigh.
With a click.
Like the rabbit hole closing.
Silence.
Then you remember.
You're still here.
But something's different.
The world feels... slightly off.
Like it's made of rubber.
Or maybe you just heard the sound of nonsense.
And now you can't unhear it.
It's in your bones.
The Queen's roar.
The Cheshire Cat's grin.
The White Rabbit's ticking.
They're not in the book.
They're in the sound.
And they're still there.
When you take off the headphones.
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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
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
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