Book description
I was completely swept away by Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles-not as a novel, but as an audiobook that feels like a whispered secret shared just for you. Imagine a tiny girl, Yuanyuan, five months old, watching bubbles float past her nursery window. In that single moment, her eyes "lit up with a radiance that outshone the sun and stars," and suddenly, the world became real. Her father, watching the city around them slowly die, worries this bubble-obsession is just childish nonsense. But Yuanyuan? She's determined to blow the biggest bubble possible.
What's magical here isn't just the story-it's how the audiobook transforms Liu's quiet, profound prose into something you feel. The narrator's voice is warm, intimate, like a parent sharing a dream late at night. You hear the gentle pffft of air meeting skin as Yuanyuan tries, the weight of her father's sighs when he says, "Bubbles don't feed people." You feel the city's decay in the background hum of the narrator's tone-distant sirens, the creak of failing infrastructure-making Yuanyuan's tiny, joyful obsession all the more urgent.
Then comes the moment: Yuanyuan blows a bubble bigger than the city itself. And suddenly, Liu's genius clicks. Her "useless" dream isn't just pretty-it's salvation. The audiobook doesn't rush this revelation. It lets the silence hang, the sound of Yuanyuan's breath catching, before the narrator softly says, "Maybe bubbles weren't fleeting after all." It's a quiet, devastating turn that sticks with you long after the story ends.
This isn't just sci-fi-it's a love letter to curiosity, to the way small, seemingly trivial passions can hold the answers we desperately need. And the praise? It's no exaggeration. Obama called Liu's work "immense," and Yuanyuan's Bubbles is why. It's "mind-altering" (Daily Mail), "unique" (George R.R. Martin), and exactly the kind of story that makes you pause, look up, and watch the bubbles float past your own window. The audiobook version, with its perfect pacing and emotional nuance, makes it feel less like reading and more like remembering.
You'll hear Yuanyuan's wonder in every breath. You'll feel her father's worry in the pauses. You'll believe, for a moment, that a bubble could really save the world. And when the final whisper fades-just a bubble, but it was enough-you'll realize Liu wasn't just writing a story. He was giving us back the magic of seeing the world for the first time. That's the gift of this audiobook. It doesn't just tell you a tale; it makes you want to blow your own bubbles, bigger than you ever thought possible.
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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