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The Echo Chamber

By: John Boyne
Narrated by: Richard E. Grant
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What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept.

The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words); his wife, Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like); and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen.

Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way, they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path.

Powered by John Boyne's characteristic humour and razor-sharp observation, The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter, a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence, poised somewhere between farce, absurdity and oblivion. To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone.

©2021 John Boyne (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Coming of Age Dark humor Family Life Fiction Satire Comedy Funny Thought-Provoking Witty Feel-Good
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A brilliantly funny and wonderfully observed book!

What a great book! I laughed out loud so many times and what was so interesting was that what was often funny was the absolute truth of the crazy situation we are in! Really brilliant - and fantastically read by the wonderful REG. it is also pretty funny to see all the negative reviews here as they are EXACTLY the type of bigoted people being portrayed in the book! Loved it! He is a wonderful author - both profoundly touching and insightful and also incredibly humorous.

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Great narration / laugh out loud funny

Very clever satire. Laughed out loud every few mins. Narration was top tier. Definitely recommend!

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Laugh out loud funny

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was very funny and entertaining. I love the author’s other books. This one wasn’t terribly serious but had a strong message about social media.

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Wonderful

Some books have to be narrated and this is one of them. Richard E. Grant is marvellous in this extremely clever, witty book!
There are many laugh out loud moments in this
satirical look at the society we live in today! Very well done!

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Brilliant! On point! Wow!

I love all John Boyne’s book, but this exceeds my expectations of him. It’s the first good book I’ve heard that is post pandemic. It addresses what it really means to be woke in a hilarious fashion. Bravo John Boyne! You did it again!

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Clever

Really enjoyable throughout. A wonderful and humorous look on today’s priorities. Brilliant characters and well narrated.

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Funniest book I ever listened to

I was laughing so hard while driving I thought I might have to pull over a couple of times. The narration is amazing this is one of the first books I have ever thought to be better on audio than it would be to read.

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Laugh out loud funny

I loved this book. Such a ridiculously screwed up family that finally figures out what life is all about! So good!!!

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Absolutely hilarious!

The Heart’s Invisible Furies is probably my very favorite book…it took me through the full range of emotions from laughing to ugly crying. The Echo Chamber is all comic satire. I would recommend this book for anyone trying to sort out the ways society has changed in the social media era.

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LOL

An extraordinarily current book about the dilemmas of the digital, gender-fluid, cancel-culture world. I laughed out loud A LOT.
An exquisite read from Richard E.Grant. A genuine pleasure.
Very, very clever.

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