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Mockingbird
- Narrated by: Robert Fass, Nicole Poole
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a postapocalyptic, dying landscape. A world where humans wander, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss. A dying world of no children and no art, where reading is forbidden. And a strange love triangle: Spofforth, who runs the world, the most perfect machine ever created, whose only wish is to die; and Paul and Mary Lou, a man and a woman whose passion for each other is the only hope for the future of human beings on Earth.
An elegiac dystopia of mankind coming to terms with its own imminent extinction, Mockingbird was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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- Glenda
- 26-06-23
Brave New World meets 1984
Excellent story. Would make a great film or series. Really good narration. Very enjoyable tale.
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- lezeki
- 23-12-23
beautiful book
I read this book yeas ago and it is one of my favourites. the narration didn't disappoint, it highlighted details I had forgotten
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- Audiobooks Nest Reviews
- 24-05-23
An absorbing thought experiment
🧡There are so many cultural touchstones for me in this whip smart dystopia. It’s got iRobot’s hyper-advanced AI running the world. There are the mind numbing drugs of Brave New World keeping people docile. And there’s something very Winston and Julia from 1984 about the way the two main human characters, Paul and Mary Lou, awaken to the reality of their existence. Plus the charm of Marty Mcfly getting to grips with a hoverboard in Back to the Future when they learn how to read.
💚 The plot is a slow burn, but the symbolism and the questions raised throughout are fascinating, tackling everything from the morality of advanced technology to the role of religion.
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🎧 A thoroughly well-produced audiobook. Loved that there were two narrators for the three main characters, with Robert Fass doing double duty as the voices of Spofforth and Paul.
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- S Harley
- 18-09-23
I want to give the story an extra star
I wasn’t sure if it for the first chapter but so glad I continued. What a gripping story one you want to just carry on listening too.
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- Nigel Marshall
- 14-08-23
Fantastic story beautifully narratted
First class and highly original dystopian novel. The narration perfectly complemented the content. Loved it. Highly recomended!!!
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- Chris Carr
- 12-07-23
Brilliant and thought provoking
I loved this and think it’s got a lot of truth in it - would be good for all ages
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- Harry
- 29-08-23
Fantastic
This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
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- Gramski
- 06-11-18
Superb
I read this a long time ago and it was great to hear it on audible. The narrators did a first class job. The story itself is quite beautiful and poignant.
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- Roly
- 03-05-24
Not perfect but impressive
There is a prescience in this novel which echoes Orwells 1984 (published 1949) , of a controlled society and mind numbing drugs on the brink of destruction; balanced by a tortured rediscovery of humanity - with promise of redemption. A 40 year old “modern” novel, not perfect but with ideas and imagination to impress.
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- Marian
- 02-08-23
Outstanding.
Walter Tevis was an incredibly insightful and highly intelligent author. Well ahead of his time. A lot of current authors could learn a valuable thing or two from him. This book is breathtaking. I didn’t want it to end. The imagery is wonderfully potent. It’s almost like having a painting created before your eyes. I am so glad this is being made into a film. And like The Queen’s Gambit, it will very likely be a huge success. I only wish Walter was here to see it.
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