screenshot of the audible review " Slow Motion Dystopia -- NO SPOILERS. NARRATOR I listened to this at 90% just to savor it. Ms. Araya is perfect. The sound editing is flawless. No breaths and I think I can recall only one obvious edit in the entire read. Her male voice is not bad, either. I'd definitely choose her over most narrators of the dozens or more I've come across. REVIEW It's hard not to compare this to Dave Eggers, "The Circle". But whereas that has a Hollywood feel, this feels sparse and raw. I also thought of White Noise, as far as tone. I was surprised to like that it was in third-person although it felt like first-present. Much of the book is spent in the mind of Theresa, the protagonist, who is an everywoman. The recounting of her life's jobs might be frighteningly accurate for those growing numbers who haven't secured the American Dream of a career, family, and financial security. It's the "quiet desperation" of someone who is not overly ambitious in her work but is caring and diligent, and perhaps a little worse off for being a bit of a people pleaser. McNeil perfectly walks a line, I'm not sure where or what that line is, something to do with criticism, commentary, maybe even satire, but most certainly something that is modern reality. I love some of the names, like Holistic Apex. And there's Falcon Gidry, a lying, ridiculously pretentious tech billionaire, that seems to live above the laws of man and nature. Fake tech and despicable people.."

screenshot of the audible review " Slow Motion Dystopia -- NO SPOILERS. NARRATOR I listened to this at 90% just to savor it. Ms. Araya is perfect. The sound editing is flawless. No breaths and I think I can recall only one obvious edit in the entire read. Her male voice is not bad, either. I'd definitely choose her over most narrators of the dozens or more I've come across. REVIEW It's hard not to compare this to Dave Eggers, "The Circle". But whereas that has a Hollywood feel, this feels sparse and raw. I also thought of White Noise, as far as tone. I was surprised to like that it was in third-person although it felt like first-present. Much of the book is spent in the mind of Theresa, the protagonist, who is an everywoman. The recounting of her life's jobs might be frighteningly accurate for those growing numbers who haven't secured the American Dream of a career, family, and financial security. It's the "quiet desperation" of someone who is not overly ambitious in her work but is caring and diligent, and perhaps a little worse off for being a bit of a people pleaser. McNeil perfectly walks a line, I'm not sure where or what that line is, something to do with criticism, commentary, maybe even satire, but most certainly something that is modern reality. I love some of the names, like Holistic Apex. And there's Falcon Gidry, a lying, ridiculously pretentious tech billionaire, that seems to live above the laws of man and nature. Fake tech and despicable people.."
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