Theaetetus (Annotated)

I’ll admit: I approached *Theaetetus* expecting another abstract Plato slog, but this audiobook flipped the script. Preece’s performance is a revelation—his Socrates isn’t a pontificating statue but a *real* interlocutor, his voice laced with just enough irony to make you question whether he’s guiding Theaetetus or toying with him. The kid’s voice (Preece modulates it subtly higher, less polished) sells the moment when he realizes he’s been outmaneuvered yet again. The annotations, read as asides with a lighter touch, feel like a scholar leaning in to whisper, *“Did you catch that? He just contradicted himself.”* That said, the production isn’t flawless. The audio levels occasionally dip during the annotations, forcing me to crank the volume, and the lack of musical cues between major sections means the transitions can feel abrupt—jarring when you’re lost in the weeds of “knowledge as true belief plus *logos*.” Still, the raw energy of the dialogue carries it. The final act, where Socrates compares the mind to a wax tablet or a birdcage, lands with eerie modernity; you’ll catch yourself pausing to argue with the text. If you’ve ever been in a debate where the ground kept shifting beneath you, this audiobook will feel like déjà vu—just with better Greek accents.