Book description
Amal El-Mohtar's "Seasons of Glass and Iron" arrives like a carefully wrapped gift, its contents both familiar and startlingly new. This collection doesn't simply present stories-it unfolds entire worlds through fragments that feel ancient and immediate simultaneously.
The opening piece, "Seasons of Glass and Iron," sets the tone with its reimagining of fairy tale archetypes. Here, El-Mohtar doesn't retell classic stories so much as she excavates their buried truths, revealing the sharp edges beneath their polished surfaces. The transformation feels organic, inevitable, like watching glass slowly reshape itself under invisible pressures.
What distinguishes this audiobook is how El-Mohtar employs different narrative forms as natural extensions of each story's essence. "The Green Book" unfolds through diary entries that carry the weight of genuine discovery, while "Madeleine" uses reference materials to create an intimacy that formal prose might miss. The variety never feels forced-each choice serves the story's deeper truth.
The collection's strength lies in its refusal to simplify. "The Truth About Owls" examines knowledge and power through the lens of childhood wonder, while "A Hollow Play" deconstructs performance and authenticity with surgical precision. These aren't stories that comfort-they illuminate, sometimes uncomfortably.
El-Mohtar's prose carries a musical quality that makes the audiobook format feel particularly appropriate. Her sentences flow with deliberate rhythm, each word chosen not just for meaning but for sound. The result is storytelling that feels both crafted and inevitable, like folktales being born.
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Pluto
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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