Book description
The crackle of a cassette tape fades into the hum of a 90s server room, then the quiet pulse of a future city's neon glow-this is the sound of Memory Piece arriving in your ears, a masterclass in how voice carries time. Lisa Ko's novel, read with such intimate precision, doesn't just tell you about Giselle, Jackie, and Ellen; it lets you feel the shift in their voices as decades fold into one another. You hear the tremor in Giselle's laugh as she steps into a gallery where her art is suddenly "too much," the sharp click of Jackie's keyboard as she watches the internet she loved turn cold and calculating, the weary cadence of Ellen's voice during a protest where the streets feel like they're closing in.
This isn't just a story about friendship-it's a visceral map of how the world reshapes us. The 80s feel like a sun-drenched rehearsal space, the scent of cheap coffee and sketchbook ink thick in the air as the girls whisper their dreams. Then, the 90s arrive with the static buzz of dial-up, the frantic energy of a nascent web where hope still hums. By the time we reach the 2040s, the narration deepens, the words becoming quieter, more deliberate, like footsteps on a rain-slicked street in a city that's both familiar and eerily new. You don't just hear the characters' struggles; you feel the weight of their choices in the pauses between sentences, the way the narrator lingers on a single word like "gentrification" or "surveillance," making them land like stones in water.
What makes this audiobook extraordinary is how it turns the passage of time into texture. You can almost taste the metallic tang of early computer screens, hear the distant sirens of a neighborhood changing, feel the quiet exhaustion of a life lived between promises and their messy, imperfect realizations. The narrator doesn't just read-she listens to the characters, and through her voice, you hear the decades not as dates, but as lived moments: the way Jackie's voice tightens when she says "monetization," the way Ellen's voice softens when she talks about the community they're losing.
By the end, when the final words fade like the last note of a song, you realize you've been carried through decades not by plot alone, but by the sheer, quiet resilience of these women. It's a reminder that the most profound stories aren't always loud-they're the ones that settle in your bones, whispered in a voice that feels like it's been waiting to tell you exactly what you needed to hear. This isn't just a book you listen to; it's a conversation you're invited to have with time itself.
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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