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The Sellout
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Born in Dickens, Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. He is told that his father's memoir will solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed, he discovers there never was a memoir.
Fuelled by despair, he sets out to right this wrong with the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.
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- G
- 23-11-16
Outstanding
Such emotive language it's a difficult listen at times, however well worth confronting your own demons. Cleverly written and wonderfully read - thank you!
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- J Z A
- 03-03-17
An interesting book
Difficult to get into at first as it is framed in a unique way and many of the cultural reference points are not known that well outside the urban USA.
But the use of language and ideas is excellent.
The performance was excellent and helped immensely with understanding. Actually reading this as text would have been more difficult.
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- M. G. Riley
- 12-02-17
where's the drama
loved the narration, loved some of the prose but struggled with maintaining interest in the story.
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- Mr Robert Stocks
- 18-12-19
The best book I've heard this year.
This book is brilliant and the reader does an absolutely fantastic job. A must read. Or listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-02-19
just awesome -
one of the best books I've ever experienced. so well read too. just brilliant !
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- Ivan Casserly
- 16-06-21
This book is wild fierce hilarious satire
I liked this book a lot, laughing while feeling unsettled by its clear look at modern racist America. I loved it more from this narration. it's so dense with ideas and descriptions and observations that it's cool to have someone read it to you.
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- SharonRAmreview
- 02-07-20
Challenging and Funny Take on Race in US
Thoroughly enjoyed this excellent satire on race in the US...the ideas are original, I liked the narration a lot...brought it to life for me, great!
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- Jane
- 19-01-17
Not exactly a page turner
Not my thing really. Though I dare say clever, I found it hard work, slow, and the voice miserable. I was tempted to give up after an hour but for some reason I continued to the end. I had to listen in small chunks because I would often find after a while I'd realise I hadn't been listening for ages and was lost in thought.
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- William
- 08-01-17
Original
No other Author/ Narrator combination could challenge you you, amuse you, outrage you and engage you with the repeated use of the term 'black nigger' in totally appreciate context and yet leave you feeling out of place.
A wonderfully original story brilliantly told that reminds you time and time again how glorious the spoken word is.
While 'Dickens' did end up on the map and the brilliantly plausible concept of modern, tongue in cheek slavery could happen, the real challenge of 'white' segregation offers another radical view. Could 'white' people (what does white mean) survive a racially prejudice world where 'blacks' ruled politics and business? I am sure not.
Great call by the Judges, a true winner.
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- Maire Reier
- 30-04-17
very good book, but..
...you really have to be able to handle satire on very delicate subject. this is such a good book, but also a very difficult one. I highly recommend, but be very clear what you are getting into, no soft treatment here. excellent narration as well, thank you.
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