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The Marriage Act

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The Marriage Act

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: John Marrs, Clare Corbett, Nathalie Buscombe, David Monteith, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, Joshua Riley
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What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s The Power in this dark, high-concept novel by the bestselling author of The One.

Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society’s ills—the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.

But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives—monitoring every word, every minor disagreement…and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honor and obey.

“The king of near-future what-ifs is back with a smart and chilling page-turner. Twisty, unsettling, scarily believable and thought provoking, this is his best yet.” —Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club

“Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible. A near future nightmare that grips from the first page and never lets go. THE MARRIAGE ACT is a brilliant examination of relationships and the power we let others have over us. And talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts!” —C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man

Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):

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Loved it!

Loved this addition to the series, if you liked his previous books especially The One then you will definitely enjoy this. Narrators all did a great job and I found it easy to keep the many characters separate because the narrators were all distinctly different.

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Such an amazing dystopian novel!

This book was far beyond expected!
I fell in love with so many couples and their lives. This has been an inspiring novel and a tool to make me reflect upon a huge variety of topics in my life.


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Loved this

I loved how he intertwined the passengers and the one, I was sad finishing this one because I’m thinking I want moreeeee that’s intertwined. Every book I’ve read so far has been a 5 star read. Also I appreciate him actually using a person of color for the voiceover for the st Lucia characters. I loved that touch!

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Outside the box. Keeps you thinking and the future stuff is already here!

I really enjoyed this book. Very enlightening and entertaining. I would definitely recommend to anyone interested in thrillers.

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Plays like an odd sitcom

My problem with this title is lack of a main storyline. What you get a dozens of viniettes on how The Marriage Act... a black mirror like law that forces everyone into an upgraded marriage experience monitored by auditors who can shuffle things up in relationships lose their spark. There are people in a sort of resistance, others who love it, and others with tragic ends. But with no firm consistent protagonist, it all sort of meanders. There are also funny commercials between viniettes.

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Not my favorite

I love this author and his books are the only ones that I’ll sit in the house and listen to and not just the car. However, this is the first one that was a bit of grind to get through. Interesting ideas, but it took me a long time to get moderately interested and even then it took me forever to finish it.

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Phenomenal

I absolutely loved this book. I’m a huge Marrs fan and read all of his stuff. As always, he creates an ultra realistic world with amazing characters. However, I felt like this book left a few unanswered questions. Who is the thin man?!?

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Won’t be disappointed

I listen to on average 1-2 audiobooks a week, this is the first time I’ve felt compelled to write a review!! This book is top tier. It’s original and thought provoking. I never wanted it to end! You won’t be disappointed!!

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F…..k the government

This is what our government is trying to do, control everything! It’s scary to think that this could happen very soon

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Worth the pre-order

I usually don't do more than rate books but i haven't been disappointed by this author. worth the credit, i finished it in a day. I go through about 5 books a week and this plot of this book was intriguing and different from any others. reading "the one" by this author beforehand provided a tiny bit of background but isn't necessary to enjoy the book.

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