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Mockingbird

By: Walter Tevis
Narrated by: Robert Fass, Nicole Poole
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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.

©2014 Walter Tevis (P)2016 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Emotionally Gripping

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" Mockingbird will become one of those books that coming generations will periodically rediscover with wonder and delight." ( The Washington Post)
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First class and highly original dystopian novel. The narration perfectly complemented the content. Loved it. Highly recomended!!!

Fantastic story beautifully narratted

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🧡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.

An absorbing thought experiment

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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.

I want to give the story an extra star

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Excellent story. Would make a great film or series. Really good narration. Very enjoyable tale.

Brave New World meets 1984

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I read this book yeas ago and it is one of my favourites. the narration didn't disappoint, it highlighted details I had forgotten

beautiful book

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Best and most thought provoking book I’ve read in a while, reflecting on the history of humanity

Brilliant

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I loved this and think it’s got a lot of truth in it - would be good for all ages

Brilliant and thought provoking

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This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.

Fantastic

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Grab yourself a Algae Burger, some Monkey bacon, and sip on some tea whilst listening to this audiobook about the importance of reading and not letting technology take away what makes us all human.

Maybe we should slow down with technology?

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I was transported on a journey through the three main characters.
Enjoyed it.!
recommended.

relevant and thought provoking

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