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A review by adam613
The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill
2.0
Claire Devon begins to hear a low hum that she can't make go away. No one else around her is able to hear the hum that she is speaking about. And so it begins to disturb her sleep, her job and her relations. After finding a few others in her community, including one of her students, who are also hearing the same resonance and Claire begins to put the group ahead of her already strained relationships with her husband and daughter.
In the first part of the book, I was hooked by the ideas and prose of Jordan Tannahill's style of writing. Exploring all sides of belief, connection and dependence, we see the effects of what happens when we believe so firmly that we put all other things like family and reason to the side. With a cast of characters from a number of backgrounds, we can see that believing in theories have nothing to do with education and more to do with our need as humans to make sense of our workld to feel safe and in control. The themes in this book don't seem so far off from the tribalism and partisan politics and conspiracy theories ever-present in today's media.
In theory, I loved the idea and intent of this book and was entertained while reading it. Jordan Tannahill presents a knack for witty and sharp composition. However, upon finishing The Listeners, I felt a bit let down and that something was missing. I am not sure if that was sympathy or connection to the characters or if it was a lack of something in the plot. An ambitious idea with some very valid points of view yet lacking slightly on execution, The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill piqued my interest and wrote a fitting novel relating to the present state.
In the first part of the book, I was hooked by the ideas and prose of Jordan Tannahill's style of writing. Exploring all sides of belief, connection and dependence, we see the effects of what happens when we believe so firmly that we put all other things like family and reason to the side. With a cast of characters from a number of backgrounds, we can see that believing in theories have nothing to do with education and more to do with our need as humans to make sense of our workld to feel safe and in control. The themes in this book don't seem so far off from the tribalism and partisan politics and conspiracy theories ever-present in today's media.
In theory, I loved the idea and intent of this book and was entertained while reading it. Jordan Tannahill presents a knack for witty and sharp composition. However, upon finishing The Listeners, I felt a bit let down and that something was missing. I am not sure if that was sympathy or connection to the characters or if it was a lack of something in the plot. An ambitious idea with some very valid points of view yet lacking slightly on execution, The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill piqued my interest and wrote a fitting novel relating to the present state.