Book description
the river roars. flanagan's voice in your ear. young man trapped in rapids. not knowing if he lives or dies. the water's roar like the bomb's hum. his father near hiroshima. slave labourer. the atom bomb drops. history's not a straight line. it's a daisy chain. h.g. wells. rebecca west's affair. 1930s nuclear physics. all tangled in flanagan's memory. his island home. his parents. love song. hypnotic. dream and history and literature and place. all melting. not reality. not made by realists. our lives rise from stories. others' stories. the stories we tell ourselves. the river keeps flowing. the past keeps whispering. flanagan's words on the audiobook. not read. heard. felt in your bones. the rhythm of the words. like the river's pulse. the bomb's echo. the love song's ache. you don't just hear the story. you feel the water in your throat. the weight of history pressing down. the way a story can drown you. or save you. it's not about the facts. it's about the telling. how we shape ourselves from the fragments. the echoes. the stories we invent. the stories others give us. the river rushes on. flanagan's voice holds you there. trapped in the current. not knowing. just listening. to the stories that made you. to the stories that will keep you going. the audiobook isn't just words. it's the sound of memory. the sound of being alive. the sound of the past never really leaving. it's the daisy chain. the fission. the quiet explosion in your own head. the moment you realize. your life is a story. and you're still writing it. while the river flows.
Bleachers
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9Lives
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Cuff Queen
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Grinch Cheese
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Red Heroine
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Little Granger
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Marine Dre
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The Beekeeper
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Lady Katniss
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Sugar Man
π Making every moment count β this app turns everyday activities into a reading adventure! ππ« Effortlessly exploring audiobook worlds β this app's functionality is genius. Navigating audiobooks effortlessly β this app's functionality is commendable. ListenBook Pro's noise reduction ensures that my listening experience remains clear and enjoyable. The sound quality is excellent. It feels like Iβm in the story.
42nd Street
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Noisy Girl
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Lady Q
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Twitch
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QuestWeaver
Bookmarks are a lifesaver for study materials. I never lose my place again. Good for background listening. I didnβt get fully immersed, but it was pleasant enough to have on while doing chores. The narratorβs voice was easy to listen to, even if the delivery lacked some energy.
Charms
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Keystone
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Sand Whiskers
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Flint Cast-Iron
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Bad Beret
Being able to customize the listening duration is perfect for quick breaks. I'm blown away by the range of non-fiction audiobooks available β so much to learn!
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