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The Power
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Naomi Alderman, Thomas Judd, Emma Fenney, Phil Nightingale
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
2017 Winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
'She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward and lets go a huge blast right into the centre of his body. The rivulets and streams of red scarring run across his chest and up around his throat. She'd put her hand on his heart and stopped him dead.'
Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death.
With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed, and we look at the world in an entirely new light. What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?
Critic reviews
" The Power is a subtly funny, lyrical and utterly subversive vision of an impossible future. As all the best visionaries do, Alderman shines a penetrating and yet merciful light on to our present and the so many cruelties in which we may be complicit." (A. L. Kennedy)
"Alderman is a fluent and powerful writer." ( Sunday Times)
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- Raine
- 29-12-16
Visceral, Stirring and Inspirational
Would you consider the audio edition of The Power to be better than the print version?
I only listened to the audio version.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power?
There were so many moments, but overall the finding of the 'power', as told by several different perspectives, was so intense and made you think so much. It made me reflect on so many issues in my daily life I never would have reflected on otherwise.
Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favourite?
I loved Ally. Her journey and how she changed over the course of the books, leading up to her final realisations of what she had become were incredibly moving and thought-provoking.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely!
Any additional comments?
The narration was the best I've ever heard on an audiobook. Wonderful.
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- S. J. Veal
- 22-02-19
Oh, I really am not sure I can make it to the end....
So, I don’t like being negative about any literature generally... and even shy away from reviews unless the whole experience is one I would recommend.. but this is really grating on me now, I am about 2/3 of the way through and unlike pretty much every one of my audio previous books ( of which would number in the hundreds), I don’t think I can make it all the way through. The narrator is good most of the time and her “normal” voice is sufficiently husky (filthy) and likeable (sexy) to narrate well, however the Russian and Nigerian accents do start to struggle at times to the degree I find myself thinking about skipping forwards to avoid them (but stugglingly haven’t so far), regardless of missing any plot twists (although there don’t seem to be any evidence there will be an clever sub plots at play as it’s a very linear book) and I can’t recommend it as the plot is paper thin and based on so much drivel I am getting a refund as quickly as possible.
Spoiler alert!!!!! Don’t read on less you want to hear further book details.
Omg! It’s like all the wimmin in this book go feral, packs of them roaming the countryside gathering up harvesting blokes to use as sex slaves, raping and knuckle bumping each other, killing children! Just so unbelievable...drives me nuts listening to this tosh! It’s like being able to have “the power” makes you superhuman, but where are the military ? It’s almost as if the author forgot that guns would still exist, it’s just so far fetched story most of the time I am biting my knuckles not to shout into the air that they are “F****** idiots”.
Please look worse where for you entertainment..
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- Lisa
- 12-01-17
Great narration and engaging story
Please get Adjoa Andoh to narrate all of the books on audible. Her narration is engaging beyond belief, and she inhabits each character uniquely. With regards to the story itself, I very much enjoyed the idea of turning the genre structure of our current society inside out with the help of a novel within a novel set 1000s of years in the future. Looking forward to more from Naomi Alderman.
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- Barry
- 23-07-18
Not the messiah, a very naughty trope.
I am an hour from the end of this and I am thoroughly depressed. The idea is that women, if they had the opportunity, would subject men to the worst excesses of inhumane treatment that has been visited on women through history. Don't tell me that I don't get it, that it is really shining a light on how women are treated by reversing the roles, i got it and I still didn't like it. I found this "shoe on the other foot" not challenging but childish. It is not truthful or honest about actual gender roles. It assumes that all men, with one or two exceptions, are beasts and not actually human beings at all. It relies on an oversimplified view of the world and sexual politics. It is not the messiah, it is a kind of wish fulfilment revenge porn masquerading as a clever concept. Sorry, but the concept is threadbare and obvious.
Parts of it are well written and it is well executed for what it is. The gushing reviews about blown minds and suggesting it should be mandatory reading at school are worrisome.
Fortunately for reality many men are prepared to defend the lives and the rights of others. Thank goodness life for the majority is not a game of men against women. Men and women get on much better than this author and others would like to admit. I fundamentally reject the notion that you can define a person by their gender. Nelson Mandela said that racism is racism whether practised by a white person or a black person. I think you can also say that sexism, regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of the perpetrator, is sexism. No one has a right of revenge against a whole gender or race - to suggest so is sexist and racist.
33 people found this helpful
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- Maya Connell
- 09-01-17
Okay, yes, oddly stared...
So... I really enjoyed this, but as a whole piece! There were certainly sections that frustrated me, or I did not understand why they were integral to the whole arc of the story- even if they might be interesting . Some of the actors voices also drove me a little mad but overall and for the 'main' characters I found her enjoyable to listen too. As a whole story, as a comment on society and a almost parallel universe idea it was sound and extremely enjoyable. This book did leave me thinking about the world differently which is what all good books should do.
Highly recommend!
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- jo
- 18-12-16
Reeling from the power of this book.
I may become a bit evangelical in my wish to share this book... It is astonishingly good. This book makes me feel invincible. (Hope I remember soon that I don't, in fact, have The Power so I'm not!)
Can't say too much in case of spoilers, but it's so clever and thought-provoking and engaging, it's hard to 'put down'. It is blunt in places - the reversal of women using rape as an instrument of war, for example - but some bits so subtle it's almost painful to realise how immune we are to incipient sexism until we hear it reversed in this way. The conversation between the two authors at the opening and closing of the book is a superb illustration, and the final line just says it all.
Honourable mention should go to the narrator who is *phenomenal*. Great dramatic performance AND she's very good at the many different international and regional accents, which is often such an irritation.
Can't praise it highly (or articulately) enough.
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- Asper
- 26-01-17
Awesome, in the true sense of the word
Would you listen to The Power again? Why?
Yes. The story is both compelling and well written, and the Adjoa Andoh is easily one of the best narrators I've heard.
What did you like best about this story?
The tenacity of the plot; prologue and epilogue serve as a heady contrast to the main body of the work, especially in audiobook format.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
It's difficult to say without spoling the plot. There are so many viewpoints and reflections of our patriarchal society, it really is something to listen to. This book would be an excellent read for teenagers of both sexes.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Easily.
Any additional comments?
Alderman takes a subject currently under much discussion - that of whether gender is innate, or even an undeniable factor in how people are in themselves, and how they treat each other; or if we are all people, some of the female sex and some of the male, all capable of the same highs and lows.
I am so very glad this book didn't trek down the well travelled road of females being more nurturing, more caring; that a matriarchal society would be inherently better. After all, the sex of ones brain is not biologically discrete from the rest of ones body; and although society likes to think so, men and women are only physically different. The most compelling thing, for me, were the many moments of 'what if' triggered whilst listening to this.
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- Mrs Charlotte Gaeta
- 22-02-17
Brilliant!
This is a must read for anyone who cares about relationships, human rights and everything in between. What starts off as a fantastic twist of fate which finally sets women on the path to the potential for proper equality gently and systematically turns the tables and shows how the gaining of power can corrupt. A morality tale for the 21st century, highlighting where inequality is still riff in the world and pondering whether if women ruled the world it would be any better? It's also an incredibly brilliant read!
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- blewp1977
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a clever and provocative narrative
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- Kaggy
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A thriller to make you think
My head is still buzzing several days after finishing this story and I don't think I have ever read something that horrified and inspired me quite as much as this. Naomi Alderton has a fresh and insightful voice and the ability to write a thrilling and captivating tale to really make you think about power and its abuse, both in an imagined future and the real world we live in today. The narration of this audiobook is first class but a special mention has to be made of Adjoa Andoh who is one of the best narrators around.
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- Tim
- 09-01-18
Entertaining story, nice structure, perfect performance
Story flows easily and in an addictive way despite a series of characters (and perspectives) that never meet. Performance is perfect. The different characters come to life, adding richness to the story
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- Alesha
- 02-05-22
Ok but not for me
This book had a really good concept but it dragged on for too long. There was a lot of symbolism and aspects of this book to be unpicked and unpacked. But I found it quite boring at times.
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- Kehinde
- 21-01-22
Just the very problem with power
Nigerian here. Naomi's Tunde is so spot on, a Yoruba demon they are called nowadays: good natured, handsome, brilliant, ambitious... Casanova. Spoiler, thanks for not killing him.
The book is an interesting take on the early stages of a suddenly matriarch world. The Power had caused a shift in the balance of power and it has corrupted more than a few.
Overall it's a remarkable listen with some great character development. It's easy to become obsessed with a Roxy and to explore the similarities between the motivations of some politicians and religious leaders.
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- Clarien Luttig
- 27-12-20
A thought-provoking read
The Power weaves a compelling narrative from the perspectives of a few characters whose stories we follow. In the process, it raises insightful questions about gender and society.
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- NurseLisa
- 06-09-20
What did I just listen too?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I can’t decide if this is a feminist masterpiece or a complete train wreck in the way it depicts women’s rise to power in a new world. What would we do if we held that kind of power over men? I’d like to think the world would be more rational but I doubt that would be the case.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-19
WOW
This story was amazing and the performance completely gripping. Thoroughly enjoyed it, didn't notice the time at all!
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- Zaira
- 02-11-18
Mind Blown!
This book really blew my mind and left me feeling emotionally charged at the end. Not just the story but the letters exchanged between Neil and Naomi - really had an impact. The fact that this book was actually written by a man makes it even more interesting! There were parts of this book that were down right gruesome and soo hard to digest - let alone imagine! I wanted to look away but couldn't "move on" with the story without reading every word! This really makes you re-think the way the world works today.. the cruelties, the injustice, the compassion, the peace - we all, male or female, have the power to change things that happen in this world today. Question is do we really want things to change and if so, what do we want the future to look like?