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The Test

By: Sylvain Neuvel
Narrated by: Neil Shah
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Britain, the not-too-distant future. Idir is taking the British Citizenship Test. He wants his family to belong.

Twenty-five questions to determine his fate. Twenty-five chances to impress. When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.

How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

©2019 Sylvain Neuvel (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Hard Science Fiction Political Science Fiction
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"Thought-provoking and disturbing. A cautionary tale illuminated with dark enlightenment." (Kirkus, starred review)
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The twists and turns of this story made me gasp a couple of times. A well constructed story with a powerful expression of its message. Worth reading.

A powerful short novel

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The narrator's performance is absolutely fantastic! I am blown away. Very good story. Loved it!

Great story & narration

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Just the thing I needed to read when I was feeling hopeless about the world seeming to be burning around us. It reminds us that humanity can win out over tyranny even if it's not as perfect an ending as we would like.

The story I needed

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Had to stop listening to it as it was making me angry. Very irritating an somewhat biased in its representation of immigrants.

Really annoying

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