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Narrated by:
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Abby Craden
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By:
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Lionel Shriver
About this listen
‘Exhilarating’ THE TIMES
'Uproarious' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Merciless and funny' ECONOMIST
'Outrageous' SPECTATOR
'Funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE
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, from the pen of a master storyteller.
©2024 Lionel Shriver (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
‘Never shy of getting stuck in, Shriver now sets her satirical sights on groupthink and the policing of thought' Financial Times, Book of 2024
'Shriver is at the top of her game with this scary-smart and scathing satire' Booklist
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- Uncle Monty's Cat
- 22-06-2024
Entertaining and incisive - and not entirely what you expect.
Well written, well read, a scathing attack on the levelling instincts of the few applied to the many - and at the same time, managing not to be partisan. I enjoyed it more than I had expected.
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- Lula K
- 19-05-2024
When the last bastion of reality falls.
Shriver's dry humour shines through in this alternative reality nightmare. Many laugh out loud moments and revelations about where we are headed if we don't all get a grip!
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- Chezza.
- 19-07-2024
Should have been an essay
I've read and enjoyed other Lionel Shriver books but found this self indulgent. it seemed to be rant about right wing politics in America hidden inside a barely put together story. While the ideas and concepts were intriguing it was quite tedious to listen to.
I also found the chapter numbers confusing. Repeated Chapter 1, 2, 3s made me think the audio book had skipped a bit or gone backwards.
I finished it but the end wasn't worth the effort.
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- anna Kenna
- 29-05-2024
Disappointed
I liked the early chapters containing dialogue but couldn’t get passed the dense didactic section of the story, which seemed to go on and on.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-2024
Terrible reader
I don’t think I can continue listening to this story. I can barely understand what the reader is saying
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