Book description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage--and a life, in good times and bad--that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days later--the night before New Year's Eve--the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John Gregory Dunne suffered a massive and fatal coronary. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of forty years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, arriving at LAX, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center to relieve a massive hematoma. This powerful book is Didion' s attempt to make sense of the "weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ... about marriage and children and memory ... about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself.
Thunder Nut
Listening to audiobooks has become my ultimate way to unwind after a long day. I love the auto-rewind feature. Itโs great for when I zone out. The app is perfect for people who love to listen to books while exercising. Decent audiobook but I think I would have enjoyed reading it more. Some of the more subtle humor didn't quite land in the audio format.
Slug-em-dog
I'm blown away by ListenBook's ability to maintain audio quality even for formats like FLAC and AWB. The ability to adjust the tone of the narrator's voice is a creative touch that adds depth to my listening. Controls are intuitive and user-friendly, making my audiobook experience seamless. Makes audiobook listening super easy and enjoyable. Thank you!
Mauve Cactus
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Nacho
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Bruh
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Y0dler
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Marshmallow Treat
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LunaStar
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Gabriel Dandelion
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Geneva Cuffs
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RZR
Listening stats feature keeps me motivated to read more. Love it! I love the ability to change the background color. Itโs a nice touch.
Friday Fox
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3D Waffle
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Crash Override
This app's convenience has made me fall in love with audiobooks all over again. ListenBook's tone adjustment feature in the Pro version is a creative tool that adds a fun twist to my audiobook journey. CUE playlist support is a fantastic organizational feature. It keeps my audiobooks neatly arranged. The intuitive interface and efficient navigation make this app a pleasure to use every day.
K-Tin Man
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Mirage
ListenBook's audio filters and controls have revolutionized the way I enjoy my audio content. ListenBook's innovative features, from audio filters to statistics, make it a standout app.
Bug Blitz
ListenBook's audio filters and controls have revolutionized the way I enjoy my audio content. Sharing audiobooks with friends through AirDrop and Sharing on ListenBook Pro is fantastic. ๐ผ Boosting productivity at work with an audiobook in the background โ love it! ๐ป๐ง An audiobook Iโll listen to again! The story was engaging, and the narratorโs performance made it even better. Some parts were so well-delivered that I replayed them just to hear the emotion again.
Seattle Jay
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New York Sixlet
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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