Missoula
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Early Evidence Profile
In Missoula, Montana, a college town known for its state university, scenic surroundings, lively social life, and devoted Grizzlies football fans, a series of sexual-assault cases exposes a troubling gap between the community’s public image and the experiences of its students. Between January 2008 and May 2012, 350 sexual assaults were reported to the Missoula police, prompting an investigation by the Department of Justice. Jon Krakauer follows the human stories behind these cases and examines how sexual assaults were handled by the university and local authorities.
The book asks why rape remains so prevalent on American campuses and why victims are often reluctant to report what happened to them. Through the events in Missoula, Krakauer presents an investigative account of institutional failures, the difficult process of seeking justice, and the personal consequences carried by those involved.
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Narrator Experience
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Performance summary
In the verified sample, Mozhan Marnò is heard with measured pacing and clear enunciation. These excerpt-level observations are combined with recording-specific listener evidence, so the profile stays cautious about qualities the short sample cannot demonstrate across the full audiobook.
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Our Take
The book sits most naturally in nonfiction territory, and the strongest supported details help set expectations for that kind of story. For the audiobook, there is enough recording-specific support to add a meaningful performance view for Mozhan Marnò in Narrator Experience. Verified recognition adds another positive point of context, although the recommendation still rests on the qualities of the work and, where supported, the recording itself.
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Runtime & Edition Details
- Runtime
- 11 hours and 51 minutes
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House Audio
- Audiobook release date
- April 21, 2015
- Language
- English
- ASIN
- B00UKE58HG
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