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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying."-STEPHEN KING
Audiobook Review: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
This audiobook adaptation presents a meticulously constructed narrative wherein the reader, through immersive narration, experiences the profound dissonance within the ostensibly perfect society of Prospera. Citizens of the main island reside in privileged seclusion, sustained by support staff inhabiting a cramped neighboring isle, where subterranean murmurs of dissent coalesce into tangible unrest. The civic stratification is absolute: upon reaching natural senescence, residents are conveyed via ferry to a third island, wherein a neurological reset occurs-bodies are renewed, memories expunged, and existence recommences.
Proctor Bennett, the ferryman charged with enforcing this retirement protocol, operates within a framework of unquestioned routine until receiving the incendiary directive: "The world is not the world." This phrase, delivered with resonant precision by the narrator, functions as a catalyst, fracturing Bennett's complacency. The audiobook's strength lies in its narrative cadence, wherein each whispered revelation-of celestial dreams, oceanic echoes, and the gnawing certainty of concealed truth-builds with relentless, legalistic inevitability.
Cronin's prose, rendered with authoritative vocal delivery, transforms the island's utopian veneer into a meticulously detailed prison of controlled memory. The audiobook's structure demands active engagement: the listener must parse layered implications, as the narrator's measured tone underscores the peril inherent in each unspoken word. The phrase "something no one could possibly imagine" is not hyperbolic; it is a contractual obligation within the text, binding the listener to the protagonist's escalating realization of humanity's obscured fate.
This is not mere escapism. It is a structural examination of societal complicity, executed with the precision of a legal brief and the emotional weight of a constitutional crisis. The audiobook's power resides in its refusal to simplify; every whisper, every ferry crossing, every erased memory is a clause in an unspoken covenant. The listener emerges not merely informed, but irrevocably altered, recognizing the world as a document perpetually under revision. A masterwork of narrative architecture, where the truth is not revealed-it is enforced.
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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