Audiobook Sounder by William H. Armstrong in the ListenBook app
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Book description
The first thing you hear in this audiobook isn't the story-it's Sounder's nose, snuffling through the Georgia dirt. William H. Armstrong's Sounder isn't just read; it's felt, the way the boy's bare feet feel the cold floorboards when his father doesn't return from hunting. The narrator's voice, steady as a heartbeat, carries you into that sharecropper's cabin where hunger is a constant guest. You hear the scrape of the father's boots on the porch, the quiet dread before the sheriff's knock.
What makes this audiobook unforgettable isn't just the plot-it's the way the voice becomes the setting. You don't just hear about the Deep South; you feel the humidity, the weight of the land on these families. When the boy whispers to Sounder, "We'll be okay," the narrator's slight tremor in the voice makes you hold your breath. You hear the dog's loyal silence, the way he stays by the boy's side when the world turns against them. The sheriff's harsh voice, the clank of his boots on the porch-these aren't just sounds. They're the weight of racism pressing down, made real through voice.
Armstrong's genius is how he ties Sounder's quiet courage to the family's own. The dog doesn't speak, but his presence is their hope. The audiobook lets you hear that. When the boy finds the meat on the table, the narrator's quiet joy-just a little too loud in the silence-makes you ache. And when the father is taken, the silence that follows is deeper than any words. You hear the boy's small, choked breath, the dog's low whine. It's not just a story about a dog; it's about how love outlasts loss.
This isn't the kind of audiobook you listen to while multitasking. It demands your full attention, the way the boy demands it from Sounder: Stay. The Newbery Medal wasn't just for the writing-it was for the way this story lives in your chest. You'll hear the crackle of a fire in the narrator's voice, the way the wind sounds in the pines outside the cabin. When the boy finally sees his father again, the relief in the narrator's tone isn't just words-it's the sound of a heart finally breathing again.
Sounder works as an audiobook because it's a story that needs to be heard, not just read. It's the sound of a family holding on, one quiet moment at a time. And Sounder? He's always there, listening, waiting, ready to lead them home. That's the gift this audiobook gives you: the feeling that you, too, are part of that family, walking through the dirt, one step at a time.
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Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
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Dark mode for night owls
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Share your audiobook with friends
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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
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