Book description
The Pacific breathes in this audiobook, a slow, salt-stung rhythm carried by the voice of Karana's island. You don't just hear the story of Island of the Blue Dolphins; you feel the wind rise off the waves, smell the brine on the air, and hear the distant cry of a sea bird as the narrator's voice, clear and steady as the tide, draws you into Karana's solitude. She is left behind, the only soul on an island shaped like a sunning fish, where blue dolphins arc through the water and the sea elephants grunt in the shallows. For years, she waits for a ship that never comes, but the island becomes her world, its every whisper a lesson.
The narrator doesn't rush. They let the silence stretch, letting you hear the scrape of Karana's knife on wood, the snap of a fire, the low growl of wild dogs at dusk. You feel the weight of her loneliness not as a word, but as the hollow space between the waves and the shore. She builds, she hunts, she fights-her survival a quiet, fierce dance with the sea and the wild. The beauty here isn't in grand gestures, but in the small, sacred acts: the careful knot of a net, the way she names the stars, the way she listens to the wind in the whispering pines. The audiobook turns her story into a song, each phrase a note in the island's own song.
This isn't just survival-it's discovery. Karana learns the language of the sea, the patience of the rocks, the way the light changes on the water as the seasons turn. The narrator's voice holds that truth gently, making the reader feel the cool stone beneath Karana's feet, the ache of waiting, the quiet joy of a caught fish. You don't just follow her journey; you live it, word by word, breath by breath. The audiobook becomes a current, carrying you through the years, through the loneliness, until you understand: the island wasn't just her home. It was her heart, and she was its most beautiful, enduring song. You leave the story not with relief, but with the deep, quiet echo of the sea still in your bones.
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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