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By: Gregory Scott Katsoulis

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent rather than pay to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society.

Speth Jime is anxious to deliver her Last Day speech and celebrate her transition into adulthood. The moment she turns fifteen, Speth must pay for every word she speaks ("Sorry" is a flat ten dollars and a legal admission of guilt), for every nod ($0.99/sec), for every scream ($0.99/sec) and even every gesture of affection. She's been raised to know the consequences of falling into debt, and can't begin to imagine the pain of having her eyes shocked for speaking words that she's unable to afford.

But when Speth's friend Beecher commits suicide rather than work off his family's crippling debt, she can't express her shock and dismay without breaking her Last Day contract and sending her family into Collection. Backed into a corner, Speth finds a loophole: rather than read her speech rather than say anything at all she closes her mouth and vows never to speak again. Speth's unexpected defiance of tradition sparks a media frenzy, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps, and threatens to destroy her, her family and the entire city around them.

Astounded that is was this deep

I was a bit hesitant ad first, as this was a recommendation by my then 18-year-old daughter who had read this novel and I went ahead and took a leap of faith listen to it got into it after about maybe chapter four or five and was ever so curious because it does closely relate to our advanced technology.

It's kind of scary to think that maybe one day it could possibly get to that hopefully not but you know anything's possible.

Amazing

Loved it, never really liked audio books but now I'm hooked on them. Amazing performance

Amazing! Executed flawlessly

Wow! The plot line and subject of this book is amazing!! The title tie in at the end was everything!

First Amendment in Capitalizm

Great YA read. Thought provoking look at words and their value--both monetary and in communication.

The Thinker

great listening story, and it definitly makes you think about how easily this could become the reality.