The Little Voice
A Rebellious Novel
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Narrated by:
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Ralph Lister
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By:
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Joss Sheldon
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Dear reader,
My character has been shaped by two opposing forces; the pressure to conform to social norms, and the pressure to be true to myself. To be honest with you, these forces have really torn me apart. They've pulled me one way and then the other. At times, they've left me questioning my entire existence.
But please don't think that I'm angry or morose. I'm not. Because through adversity comes knowledge. I've suffered, it's true. But I've learned from my pain. I've become a better person.
Now, for the first time, I'm ready to tell my story. Perhaps it will inspire you. Perhaps it will encourage you to think in a whole new way. Perhaps it won't. There's only one way to find out...
Enjoy the book,
Yew Shodkin
Psychological, radical and irresistible; The Little Voice will make you question everything you take for granted. It truly is a modern classic in the making.
"The most thought-provoking novel of 2016" —The Huffington Post
"Radical . . . A masterclass . . . Top notch . . ." —The Canary
"Magnificent" —Global Education Network
"A pretty remarkable feat" —BuzzFeed
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Critic reviews
"The Little Voice is radical, to say the least. But Sheldon's style is warm, almost whimsical at times, and this means that even the most politically uninitiated reader will understand what he's trying to say.... If the book was marked by the education system Sheldon is rebelling against, it would be an 'A. Top notch'." (The Canary)
"It inspires hope and fear, optimism, and depression. Then it analyses those emotions. It explains the pressures we all experience from time to time.... It's probably the most thought-provoking novel of 2016." (The Huffington Post)
"The Little Voice takes the world we live in, the world we take for granted, and makes us think about it in a whole new way... It makes the reader ask themselves all the questions they've been bottling up and avoiding. And that, in itself, is a pretty remarkable feat." (Buzzfeed)
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- Chileshe Mabula
- 11-05-24
Bit of a weird one
Enjoyed the woven-in references to seminal psychology research. it was interesting to listen to this with the context of current views on neurodiversity; it made me sad for the little boy the character was. I did listen until the end, but it was a bit too strong of a derivative self-helpy flavour for my liking (probably also reflective of our current times).
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Tulip
- 17-08-17
Honest and Insightful
Would you listen to The Little Voice again? Why?
Yes. The book has lots of details about current life.
What other book might you compare The Little Voice to, and why?
No
What does Ralph Lister bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He gave character to the charecter.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
How parents and teachers have a long lasting impact on his is life.
Any additional comments?
None
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- paloma
- 12-06-18
mixed feelings
This book seemed really promising at the beginning. Presented as a little metaphoric tale, it introduced a goblinlike character called the egot, which seemed fun and irreverent. But dont ask me what hapenned afterwards...
The voice actor is amazing and thanks to this I finished the book, which changed so much in so many occasions that it feels to me thar instead of finishing one book I started five.
Im so confused about the moral of the story that I will ironically have to take the author's advice and just do what I find appropiate.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- twinsplus3
- 10-01-18
You and only you know who you are.
The story is about main character Yew's journey of self discovery. Yew displayed challenging behaviour as a child and in an effort to overcome this the adults in his life conditioned into him a blind deference to authority. As a teen and adult he then conformed to the expectations of authority figures even when it ran counter to his own interests or what he believed to be ethically correct. He then came to discover that this made neither him or the authorities he was conforming to happy so spiralled into a rebellion.
Although I enjoyed the story overall, in some parts his just describing the behaviour without acknowledging harm he caused or his sense of shame felt quite ackward to read. Even if he didn't agree with his carers methods, clearly he did require stirring away from fighting and looking up girls skirts. Discribing unhelpful smashing of windows as activisim when it's the sort of thing that actually undermines and distracts from activisim also grated on me.
Many young people with huge uni debts may also struggle to see Yew's negative perspective on being provided a free uni education and the fact Yew saw Uni having no value in and of itself if it didn't result in particular employment outcomes.... well I wondered if this part of the narrative could of been filled out more. Was he pushed into a particular course for example? Overall inspite all my frustrations with the character the book was thought prevoking and did point towards misspriorties and problems in our society. I do still plan to read Joss Sheldon's other books.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-20
It slowly draws you in
Took a while to get into it but enjoyed it by the end. I can relate to the sentiments expressed in the book.
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- AlexanderL
- 23-06-18
Terrible
Well performed. Shame about the content. How something manages to be both simplistic and patronising is beyond me.
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