Book description
Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots: A Deliciously Dysfunctional Dance of Corporate Evil
If you thought superhero fatigue was bad, wait until you meet Natalie Zina Walschots' Auditor Anna, who's practically built a career out of superhero-induced PTSD therapy-except instead of couch sessions, she delivers spreadsheet-powered beatdowns that would make any HR department weep.
Walschots has done something genuinely twisted here: she's made us root for the bad guy. Anna isn't just your average supervillain employee-she's the kind of data analyst who treats market research like martial arts and weaponizes consumer behavior into something beautifully, brutally effective. The woman literally fights crime with pivot tables, which is either the most boring or most terrifying superpower ever conceived.
The real genius lies in how Walschots exposes the superhero industrial complex for the corrupt corporate machine it is. While other authors are busy writing love letters to capes and tights, she's peeling back the glossy veneer to reveal the toxic workplace culture underneath. These "heroes" are basically overgrown frat boys with trust funds and anger management issues, and Anna's just the disgruntled employee who's finally had enough of their workplace destruction.
Leviathan, Anna's boss, is having a full-blown supervillain midlife crisis after his nemesis gets taken out by someone else-talk about your workplace humiliation. Meanwhile, Anna's vanished ally Quantum Entanglement pulls a classic corporate ghosting maneuver, leaving our heroine to navigate the treacherous waters of villainous office politics alone.
The real battle here isn't between good and evil-it's between Anna's methodical, data-driven approach and the Draft's slick marketing machine. It's guerrilla advertising warfare, and Walschots makes corporate espionage look more exciting than any explosion ever could. Who knew market segmentation could be so deadly?
This audiobook delivers Walschots' sharp wit with perfect timing, making corporate-speak sound like battle cries and turning office drama into apocalyptic conflict. It's "The Office" meets "Watchmen" with better benefits packages and worse mental health policies.
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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
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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