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Mania

By: Lionel Shriver
Narrated by: Abby Craden
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About this listen

'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE

‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES

'Merciless… a welcome distraction' ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024

What if calling someone stupid was illegal?

In a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'.

Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor.

When best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson’s determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family…

Hilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become – or is already – from the pen of a master storyteller.

©2024 Lionel Shriver (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Dystopian Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Political Psychological Satire Science Fiction Witty

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I think this is a new must-read/listen. A warning that shows our currently reality for where its heading if we don't wake up. let's hope it's not too late

the new dystopia

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A devastating takedown of ideologues and a valuable assertion of enlightenment values. Superbly performed by an accomplished actor.

Quite Brilliant

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Fabulous oeuvre about what it means for society to be overtaken by a completely illogical idea. Towards the end, moving and sad.

Excellent exploration of today's trans ideology

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A searing analysis of the pros and cons of being steadfast to your beliefs versus being an ever-adaptable opportunist.

Parallels with today’s gender madness

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As with all Lionel Shriver books I’ll be thinking about this for days to come.
Brutally different and totally scathing of mediocracy.
Right up my street

Brutally different

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