Book description
Brilliance isn't just another thriller with superpowers slapped on top. Marcus Sakey builds something unsettlingly familiar here. The audiobook pulls you in with this matter-of-fact tone about people who can read minds or turn invisible. Just casually mentioned like they're describing traffic patterns.
Nick Cooper operates in this grey zone where his abilities make him dangerous to everyone. The narration captures this moral ambiguity perfectly. You're never quite sure if you should trust him or fear him. That's the real brilliance of the performance - it mirrors the story's central tension about power and control.
What Gillian Flynn calls "ridiculously good" manifests in these small moments that build into something larger. The way Sakey describes a child reading secrets through body language or someone becoming invisible by exploiting human blindness. These aren't flashy comic book powers. They're intimate violations of privacy wrapped in thriller pacing.
The audiobook format amplifies the paranoia. Every conversation feels loaded when you're listening. Every interaction between characters carries this undercurrent of suspicion. Cooper hunting his own kind creates this ethical maze that doesn't let up.
Lee Child mentions Sakey's passion and emotion. You hear it in the narration. This isn't cold speculation about what happens when gifted people exist. It's a warm examination of fear and prejudice. The performance makes the social commentary sting because it sounds so reasonable even when describing unreasonable things.
Chicago Tribune called it "nothing short of brilliant." The audiobook earns that praise through restraint. No overwrought voice work. Just steady storytelling that lets the implications settle. That's what makes it linger long after listening. The questions it raises about surveillance and civil liberties feel ripped from current headlines but filtered through this speculative lens.
Sakey reminds us why we keep reading. The audiobook version proves why some stories work better when heard rather than read silently.
InsightfulInk
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Lady Killer
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Kitchen
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Pink Nightmare
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Master Jetson
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Onion King
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Dewdrop Doll
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Phoenix Sparrow
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Sand Whiskers
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McDreamy
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Solo Kill
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Elektrik
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Sylvester Eye
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Suicide Jockey
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Nola
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Magenta
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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