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English · 6h 53m · Science Fiction, Dramatic Readings

4.5 (6 reviews)

So subversive, the Soviet Union banned it.
D-503 is a single note in the harmonious choir of the United State, a totalitarian nation ruled by mathematical perfection and order. As he walks the glass sidewalks and documents his life in "records" for the reader, he worries that he might be developing something the doctors call a "soul." We is considered to be the inspiration of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Ayn Rand's Anthem, among other staples in science fiction and dystopia. Its treatment of technological advancement and individuality will not be lost on the modern reader. - Summary by Roger Serling

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Foreword 10:00 Read by Roger Serling
Records 1, 2, 3 21:14 Read by Roger Serling
Records 4, 5, 6 24:38 Read by Roger Serling
Records 7, 8, 9 30:24 Read by Roger Serling
Records 10, 11 25:22 Read by 65tux
Records 12, 13 18:57 Read by 65tux
Records 14, 15 14:42 Read by 65tux
Records 16, 17 33:04 Read by abbiek
Records 18, 19 28:58 Read by dereksaid
Records 20, 21 19:14 Read by Steve Olkiewicz
Records 22, 23 20:31 Read by De Anna Lee
Records 24, 25 23:19 Read by KalenXI
Records 26, 27 21:00 Read by KalenXI
Records 28, 29 20:22 Read by KalenXI
Records 30, 31 22:07 Read by KalenXI
Records 32, 33 17:29 Read by De Anna Lee
Records 34, 35 27:59 Read by 65tux
Records 36, 37 15:30 Read by 65tux
Records 38, 39 14:52 Read by 65tux
Record 40 3:45 Read by Roger Serling

Reviews

I wish I had written this book


(5 stars)

The recording is ok, a little flat and homogenous across readers. But the story, is my new favourite thing. It clearly draws from Dostoyevsky and it expands on the themes of the soul and perfectability of the human, all which are a current obsessions of mine. I’ll probably try to read him some more.

beautiful and terrible


(5 stars)

the readers did a very nice job. many thanks.