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Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Roshan Ali (Author), Abhishek Sharma (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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"And then finally I felt sadness, aided perhaps by those futile notes, by the dust that keeps thickening, by the untouchable past, the inevitable future, and by everything else that pushes us around."

Ib lives with his schizophrenic father and his "nice" mother negotiating life, not knowing what to do, steered by uncaring winds and pushy people. From his slimy, unmiraculous birth to the tragic death of a loved one, Ib wanders the city, from one thing to another, confused, lost, and alone, all the while reflecting on his predicament. He is searching for something - what he does not know - and must overcome many obstacles: family, religion, love, and finally, death. Will he be defeated by "this wreckage of modern life?" Will a mysterious woman lift him out of the "cement" in his soul?

In this journey of sadness and self-reflection, Ib tranforms into an ordinary man from an ordinary boy and along the way, tries to figure out life and understand himself.

In this audacious debut that is insightful, original, and deeply disturbing, Roshan Ali's play of language is nothing less than masterful.

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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 2 minutes
  2. Author
    Roshan Ali
  3. Narrator
    Abhishek Sharma
  4. Audible release date
    July 17, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B081QN32BC
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 7 hours and 2 minutes
Author Roshan Ali
Narrator Abhishek Sharma
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date July 17, 2020
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B081QN32BC
Best Sellers Rank #643,497 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#22,958 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#276,996 in Literary Fiction (Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut Novel
Reviewed in India on September 11, 2020
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Remarkable debut. Well worth reading. Ib experiences the world in his own ways, and has the courage
to do so. Funny and sad at the same time, the novel is an experience in itself, something a good novel
should be.
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Muthuvel Deivendran
4.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking
Reviewed in India on May 13, 2020
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There's this familiar saying the old is dying and new cannot be born about 90 years ago. Still Modernity doesn't have any such solid 'new' values for many of us to hold on. Some of us rebel in ways to reconcile our own solid new values with cultural conditioning. They say as long as we pretend to know who we are what we are, it's going to be more or less okay. Majority are so good at playing these to the extent they completely forget it's a game, whereas those who are strangers to themselves are the ones we got to worry about. They think often why something has more value over others, why we're doing what we're doing. What's it like, if not the cost, to lead a 'practical' life and love someone?
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The author, in my view, captures the vanity and lack of aspirations in modern life on how we keep pretending ourselves as enlightened by knowing and experiencing things with blasé attitude.
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Many of us in our times have become subconscious victims of contradicting ourselves embracing the possibilities of living within the structured rigid ways of society. I'm certain with my personal truth that this book's for them for all I know many such victims if not myself to some extent.
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As a victim of series of relatable accidents, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Maybe people would find it worthy if they tend to experience the book for what it is than to look anything out of it. They do have similar sayings for many things if not everything.
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Camus wrote in his completed graduate work, "What will last is perhaps a shout that is a little truer, a page one writes that will find its chosen reader. To produce that one page takes a life's work." Adding my own personal delusions for the finish, I saw Ibn and myself staring at each other over many of the pages. For that I have nothing but gratitude and compliments to the author.
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Muthuvel Deivendran
4.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking
Reviewed in India on May 13, 2020
There's this familiar saying the old is dying and new cannot be born about 90 years ago. Still Modernity doesn't have any such solid 'new' values for many of us to hold on. Some of us rebel in ways to reconcile our own solid new values with cultural conditioning. They say as long as we pretend to know who we are what we are, it's going to be more or less okay. Majority are so good at playing these to the extent they completely forget it's a game, whereas those who are strangers to themselves are the ones we got to worry about. They think often why something has more value over others, why we're doing what we're doing. What's it like, if not the cost, to lead a 'practical' life and love someone?
..
The author, in my view, captures the vanity and lack of aspirations in modern life on how we keep pretending ourselves as enlightened by knowing and experiencing things with blasé attitude.
..
Many of us in our times have become subconscious victims of contradicting ourselves embracing the possibilities of living within the structured rigid ways of society. I'm certain with my personal truth that this book's for them for all I know many such victims if not myself to some extent.
..
As a victim of series of relatable accidents, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Maybe people would find it worthy if they tend to experience the book for what it is than to look anything out of it. They do have similar sayings for many things if not everything.
..
Camus wrote in his completed graduate work, "What will last is perhaps a shout that is a little truer, a page one writes that will find its chosen reader. To produce that one page takes a life's work." Adding my own personal delusions for the finish, I saw Ibn and myself staring at each other over many of the pages. For that I have nothing but gratitude and compliments to the author.
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Sumona
5.0 out of 5 stars A writer to look out for
Reviewed in India on April 25, 2019
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This book was the rare combination of a gripping story and excellent thought provoking writing. The author has a way with words, where he build connections between seemingly unrelated words to create an entirely new perspective. Highly recommend it!
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naresh kumar
4.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written book.
Reviewed in India on December 3, 2020
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I'm not a critic who sits and dissect a book, looking for reasons to like something and not like something else about it. I go by what I feel when I read something. For me, personally, Ib's was one of the better works I read this year. It made me wonder how much of Ib is in a person... in me. The hope and then the lack of it, and their cyclical nature while one tries to simply be was something I got. I think. At least partly. Ib's journey in ways felt personal. And that was something I truly enjoyed. Thank you for this one. Looking forward to read more of your work.
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Franz Fassbender
5.0 out of 5 stars A complex story
Reviewed in India on August 17, 2019
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This is a very complex story with a lot of background.
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