Book description
Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak arrives in audiobook form with a quiet, devastating power that amplifies the novel's core truth: silence is not passive, but a heavy, suffocating weight. The narrator's voice-steady yet trembling with unspoken pain-captures Melinda's isolation perfectly. You hear the space between her words, the way she retreats into herself, making the reader lean in, straining to catch the fragments she's too afraid to say aloud. This isn't just hearing a story; it's experiencing Melinda's internal world through the texture of her voice.
What makes this audiobook extraordinary is how it transforms the book's most powerful moments. When Melinda finally speaks, not in a shout but in a raw, shaky whisper during her art project, the narrator's delivery is heartbreakingly precise. You feel the effort, the fear, the fragile hope. The silence before she speaks is just as loud as the words themselves. Anderson's sharp, ironic prose-"The first ten lies they tell you in high school"-lands with brutal clarity when voiced, the sarcasm cutting through the teenage fog of false promises.
The audiobook doesn't just tell Melinda's story; it lets you feel the physical toll of her silence-the tightening throat, the lowered gaze-and then the slow, hard-won release. The narrator never overplays the trauma; instead, the quiet intensity makes the moments of resistance-like Melinda's final, defiant confrontation-feel earned and monumental. You don't just understand her healing; you hear it, word by word, breath by breath. This isn't a story about being heard; it's a story where the act of speaking itself becomes the revolution. For anyone who's ever felt invisible, Speak in audio form is a profound, necessary reminder that your voice, however fragile, is already powerful.
Spoiler
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Twisty Freesia
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Voluntary
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High-Fructose
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Alpha
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Sandbox
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Taz Ringer
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Eerie
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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