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Deep-listened reviews of thrillers, literary fiction, business, memoir, and self-improvement — judged on the writing and the narrator’s performance, across Audible, Libro.fm, and Spotify.

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02186Narrators reviewed
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The science of speed listening: how to build up from 1x to 2x, what content suffers at high speed, app speed controls compared, and active vs passive listening strategies.

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