Book description
March 15th
Dear Reader,
I just finished listening to Max Barry's Lexicon and I'm still catching my breath. This audiobook grabbed me from the first chapter and didn't let go until long after the final word.
The story follows Emily, a sharp-tongued orphan running cons on San Francisco streets, who gets recruited to a mysterious school where students learn to weaponize language itself. No ordinary subjects here - just the dark art of persuasion taught by instructors who've taken names like Bronte and Eliot. The whole setup is brilliantly unsettling, especially when you realize these "poets" can literally reprogram minds using carefully crafted words.
What struck me most was how Barry makes the impossible feel terrifyingly plausible. Wil's storyline, about an ordinary man caught in a conspiracy he doesn't understand, unfolds with such tension that I found myself walking slower just to keep listening. The audiobook format really amplifies the creepiness - there's something deeply unnerving about hearing characters discuss mind control techniques aloud.
The narrator does phenomenal work distinguishing between characters while maintaining the perfect tone of unease throughout. When Emily's emotional vulnerability starts breaking down her training, or when Wil discovers his entire past is fabricated, the performance captures every nuance of their confusion and fear.
Barry has crafted something genuinely original here - part thriller, part speculative fiction, entirely compulsive. The ending left me thinking about privacy, identity, and how our words shape reality in ways we never consider.
Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys smart, twisty fiction that sticks with you long after listening.
Yours in literary admiration,
A Fellow Book Lover
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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