Book description
14th October, 2023
Dear Reader,
I finished The Girl with the Louding Voice last night, and I'm still shaking. Not from the story's weight, but from how alive it felt in my ears. That's the power of this audiobook-Abi Daré's words, read by the incredible Adjoa Andoh, don't just tell you Adunni's story. They become her.
Adunni, fourteen and already worn thin by a world that sees her as nothing, isn't just speaking. She's singing through the cracks. And Andoh's voice-soft but fierce, carrying that Nigerian cadence, that mix of hope and exhaustion-makes every whisper, every broken phrase, feel like it's happening right beside you. You hear the fear in her voice when she's sold as a third wife, the quiet fury when she's treated like a ghost in Lagos, and the stubborn, rising rhythm of her resolve. It's not a performance. It's a lifeline.
I kept pausing my walk to just listen, because the way she says, "All you have are your words," isn't a line-it's a truth that settles in your bones. You hear it in the way she hums to herself while scrubbing floors, in the way she repeats "I am Adunni" like a prayer when the world tries to erase her. The audiobook doesn't just recount her fight for education; it makes you feel the cost of silence, the terrifying, beautiful act of speaking up.
What stays with me isn't just the tragedy-like Rebecca's disappearance, the terrible things Adunni endures-but how loud her voice gets. It's not a shout at first. It's a whisper in the dark, a song in the kitchen, a plea in broken English. And Andoh never lets it become melodrama. She lets Adunni's voice grow, just like Adunni herself does. You hear her learning, stumbling, rising.
I've read many books about girls fighting for their futures, but this? This is different. It's not about saving Adunni. It's about hearing her. And in the audiobook, that's exactly what you do. You hear her. You hear her loud.
It's a reminder that stories like this aren't just words on a page-they're voices waiting to be heard. And this one? It's already changed how I listen to the quiet ones around me.
- A listener, still holding her breath
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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