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Baltimore Ravens Mobile

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The official app of the Baltimore Ravens. Stay in touch with the Ravens anytime, anywhere. Features...

Replica : A Little Temporary Safety

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** Winner of Impact Award at IndieCade 2016, Honorable Mention for Excellence in Design from...

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Yurtiçi Kargo, the leader of Turkey’s domestic delivery market, provides all value-added services...

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EPL Manager Fantasy is a fantastic English Premier League fantasy football game created by the fans...

ClareR (6054 KP) rated The Echo Chamber in Books

Jan 14, 2024

The Echo Chamber

John Boyne | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy

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How on earth can John Boyne write a book about a thoroughly , rich, famous and unpleasant family, for it to be a hilarious satire on the state of modern life that I wanted to keep listening to. It helped enormously that Richard E. Grant was narrating. He was perfect. I mean, in real life he seems really lovely, but in this audiobook, his narration exactly reflects the Cleverley family’s selfishness and disregard for anyone other than themselves.

The whole family is obsessed with social media, permanently glued to their phones - all except for the youngest member of the family who gets his kicks elsewhere. Achilles starts off as the most likeable family member, but it soon becomes apparent that he’s as bad as the rest.

I laughed throughout this: it really is very funny. The insights into social media are spot on, and has actually made me think about how much time I spend on it (whatever it was, it’s a lot less now - with the added bonus that I read more!). I can see that some would find this controversial. There were times when I wanted to block out what these people had said or done. I was far too caught up in it though, and wanted to see what they could possibly do next!

Another outstanding book from John Boyne!