Anonymous

Disorder collection

De: Uzodinma Iweala

Narrado por: Nyambi Nyambi

Welcome back to America! For a man trapped in the Homeland Security machine, passing through customs becomes a nightmarish odyssey in this story by the author of Beasts of No Nation.

He’s a well-traveled consultant arriving home at a metropolitan airport. He’s also become accustomed to extra scrutiny for his brown skin and many-stamped passport. But when he’s whisked away, isolated, and chained in a stark white room without explanation, his reality crumbles. Because what he doesn’t know is the most damning evidence against him.

Anonymous is part of Disorder, a collection of six short stories of living nightmares, chilling visions, and uncanny imagination that explore a world losing its balance in terrifying ways. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single disorienting sitting.

©2019 Uzodinma Iweala (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

startling story

shocking story that was very well told. Amazing that people have to go through things like this...

My Country is Now a Kafkaesque Nightmare

A man detained for no good reason. His life completely disrupted, because my government is paranoid.

This was uncomfortable to hear. It was supposed to be uncomfortable to hear.

Immigrant story

It really just describes the reality of immigrants traveling-not really a fictional story that I was looking for

WOW!

Fantastic
This is masterful written, produced and performed. Very gripping, I saw every step of this unfortunate journey. It’s sad that it is so true for many today.

Powerful look into today’s immigrant experience

I love that the author chose to write this story in second person because it places the reader/listener into the shoes of the protagonist. Given this topic, I think that choice is powerful for creating empathy. I also enjoyed the narration.

A few Horrifying Aspects

Hearing this made me very paranoid and I couldn't help but do some research to brush up on my rights while listening. But I didn't care about the main character.

So involving that I felt like it was my ex spouse talking

Traumatic story written and narrated well. I felt traumatized being transported to my first marriage. Very challenging times. Voices done well. Interesting plot twists. I would not listen again, but only due to reliving an abusive marriage with a man with similar attitude, voice, and culture to the main character. Great content for others to experience. I just can’t. Personal repelling experience.

Chilling

Reading this sent chills down my spine. What with the tactics that are being employed by the current white nationalist regime in the U.S. I can believe this is how they treat black and brown people; torturing you because of the color of your skin or the differentness of your name or religion... never telling you why they are torturing you and letting you go without saying anything of substance and then justifying that they’re only doing their jobs. It’s disgusting and this book touched on that. Even though this is a short story, it’s effective in getting its point across and it’s eery.

Compelling story

A likeable sympathetic main character. Excellent story that will have you shouting at the stereo on the main character’s behalf.

very scary

A great and terrible short short story. Good suspense and the ending leaves you wanting to know more.