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Trippy, incisive and riotously funny' Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine'Precision, humour, heart, this is a stunner' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, bestselling author of Chain-Gang All-Stars'Luminous ... as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers' room' Washington PostAn original and darkly funny debut novel about work, debt and how we live now, from a thrilling new voice in fiction.Jonathan Abernathy is a loser. Unemployed and behind on his student loan repayments, the only thing Abernathy has in abundance is debt.When a secretive government loan forgiveness programme offers him a job he can literally do in his sleep, Abernathy thinks he's found his big break. Hired as a dream auditor, he finds himself entering the dreams of white-collar workers to flag their anxieties for removal at night so they'll be more productive in the day. If Abernathy can at least appear competent, might he have a chance at a new life?As Abernathy tries to find his footing in this new gig, reality and morality begin to warp around him. Soon, the lines between life and work, right and wrong, and even sleep and consciousness, have blurred and Abernathy begins to wonder just what he might have signed away...Wildly imaginative, laced with black humour and full of close-to-the-bone truths, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind is the cult workplace novel that's like nothing else you've read before.'An original mind brimming over with invention' Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet'An insightfully nightmarish parable of the pervasive ravages of debt ... Stone-cold chilling' Halle Butler, author of The New Me'An exuberant, poignant, freewheeling debut full of complication and surprise ... very funny' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation'Jonathan Abernathy makes a case for generosity, for the surplus of everyday life, the kind of savings that cannot be bought or sold ... Debt can take on a life of it's own, but when it's really good - like Jonathan Abernathy - so can art' Electric Lit'The spiritual sibling of Severance, but creepier' Literary Hub'Surrealist ... A scathing critique of capitalism' Time'Funny, freaky, intellectually bold and always from the heart' Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask'Welcome to the somnambulatory prose of Molly McGhee, where vivid nightmares and lucid tender dreams live side by side ... A revelation' Hilary Leichter, author of Temporary
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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