Audiobook Colored Television by Danzy Senna in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Danzy Senna's Colored Television isn't just a book you read-it's a story you hear with every nerve ending alive, perfectly realized in audio. Forget passive reading; this is a visceral, laugh-out-loud, gut-punching listen that grips you from the first line. Jane, a brilliant but perpetually overlooked writer, finally lands a dream gig: house-sitting a LA mansion while finishing her epic novel, Nusu Nusu-her "mulatto War and Peace." Stability, tenure, success? It's within reach. Then Hollywood knocks. A producer gushes about her "real writer" voice for a "diverse" comedy. The dream feels real. Until it shatters with the casual cruelty of the industry's "diverse content" machine.
Senna doesn't just write about the racial identity-industrial complex-she makes you feel its suffocating weight through Jane's desperate, hilarious, and utterly relatable spiral. The audiobook nails it. The narrator's sharp, intimate delivery turns Jane's internal monologue into pure gold: her frustration with her husband Lenny's dismissive "mulatto War and Peace" quip, her panic when the producer's "diverse" vision reduces her life to a checkbox, the crushing irony of being called "real" only when commodified. You hear every layer-the exhaustion, the humor, the rage-without a single wasted word.
This isn't just satire; it's a mirror held to how creative identity is packaged, sold, and often destroyed. Senna's genius is showing Jane's humanity through the system's failures. You'll laugh at the absurdity of Hollywood's "diverse" pitch meeting, then cringe at the quiet devastation when Jane realizes she's become the very thing she resented. The audiobook's pacing is flawless, matching Jane's escalating panic with perfect, tense rhythm. You don't just understand her journey-you live it in the space between the lines.
Why listen now? Because Colored Television isn't just about one writer's bad break. It's about every artist, every marginalized voice, who's been told their truth is only valuable when it fits a trend. Senna cuts deeper than most, and the audiobook format makes that cut impossible to ignore. The narration isn't just good-it's essential, turning sharp prose into an unforgettable emotional experience. You'll find yourself nodding along, laughing bitterly, then pausing the audio to process the weight of a single line. That's the mark of a perfect audiobook: it doesn't just tell a story, it changes how you hear the world. Don't miss this. Grab Colored Television-your ears (and your mind) will thank you.
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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.
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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
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Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
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