Book description
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale transcends mere dystopian fiction; it's a chillingly precise mirror held up to our present. Listening to this audiobook, the power lies in how Atwood's razor-sharp prose, delivered with visceral intimacy, makes Gilead's horrors feel terrifyingly immediate. You don't just read Offred's world-you hear the suppressed panic in her voice as she walks to the market, past signs reduced to silent pictures (no words, no reading, no thought), the weight of her stolen life pressing down with every step. The narrator's quiet, urgent delivery amplifies the horror of her reality: the forced ritual, the loss of her daughter, the suffocating control that turns a woman's body into a state asset. Atwood's genius isn't in grand pronouncements but in these small, devastating details-the way Offred recalls her old life, the mundane freedom of having "money of her own," now utterly vanished. The audiobook makes this intimacy visceral; you feel the dread in her pauses, the fragile hope in her memories. It's not just a warning-it's a lived experience, rendered with such quiet, unflinching precision that it lingers long after the final word. This isn't just a book about oppression; it's a profound meditation on the fragility of everything we take for granted. Hearing it spoken, the horror feels less like fiction and more like a warning whispered directly into your ear-a reminder of how quickly "normal" can fracture. Atwood's work, celebrated across decades and languages, finds its most potent expression here, where the spoken word transforms narrative into a necessary, urgent call to consciousness. It's essential listening, not just for its literary mastery, but for the chilling echo it holds in our own world.
Star Sword
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Are Ess Tee
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Gas Man
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High Deck
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DriftDetector
The app's attention to detail is commendable. It's evident in every feature. This was a competent audiobook production with no major flaws. The narrator's voice was pleasant enough and the audio quality was acceptable, though not exceptional. While the performance didn't particularly stand out, it served its purpose adequately for my daily commute.
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Forger
I'm in awe of how this app has made reading seamlessly fit into my lifestyle. ListenBook's attention to detail is commendable. Every aspect of the app is well-crafted. I love the ability to import books from my computer. It’s so easy.
Gothic Gucci
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Dredd
I'm thrilled that ListenBook offers both basic and advanced features to cater to all types of users. ListenBook's audio filters have given me the power to tailor my listening experience to my preferences. The statistics feature in ListenBook is a valuable tool for monitoring and optimizing my audiobook consumption.
Sultan of Speed
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180
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Winter Bite
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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