Final Spin: A Novel

Final Spin: A Novel

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  • Author：Jocko Willink
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Summary

This program is read by the author。

A powerful novel of brotherhood and the search for happiness from #1 New York Times bestselling author， Jocko Willink。

Johnny is stuck—living at home and watching after his brother while working as a stock boy is not what he dreamed about。 But when he and his best friend， Goat， see an opportunity to break free of the monotony and take care of Johnny's brother all in one shot， they jump on it。 Now they're on the run and about to find out the price for freedom。

A moving and fast-paced thriller， Final Spin is a gripping exploration into brotherhood and sacrifice—straight from the dark heart of America。

A Macmillan Audio production from St。 Martin's Press

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Reviews

Julie Pint ，

This little thriller is a fast read and not at all what I was expecting。 It’s the story of a small town guy trying to better himself - often through bad choices。 In the end， he does end up taking care of those closest to him and as a result finds a bit of happiness for himself。 It’s a tale of circumstance and choice。 Thanks to NetGalley for the advance read。

Paul ，

I can sort of tell this author normally write non-fiction books by his writing style， but that doesn't take away from this being a good story。 I'd put this in the literature genre， which is one of my sweet-spots。 While not it the "great" category， it is very good。 Recommended to literary fiction fans for its economy of language to tell a story in a compelling way。I really appreciate the ARC for review！！ I can sort of tell this author normally write non-fiction books by his writing style， but that doesn't take away from this being a good story。 I'd put this in the literature genre， which is one of my sweet-spots。 While not it the "great" category， it is very good。 Recommended to literary fiction fans for its economy of language to tell a story in a compelling way。I really appreciate the ARC for review！！ 。。。more

Teresa ，

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Final Spin by Jocko Willink。This is a short story about Johnny and his brother Arty。 Johnny is working at a dead end job， and is deeply dissatisfied with his life。 Arty is disabled and obsessed with all things laundry， so much that he works at a laundromat。 So it's that much more distressing when the owner of the laundromat is tells Johnny that he is going to sell， and that Arty won't have a job anymore。Desperate to save his brother's job， Johnny and Goat hatc Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Final Spin by Jocko Willink。This is a short story about Johnny and his brother Arty。 Johnny is working at a dead end job， and is deeply dissatisfied with his life。 Arty is disabled and obsessed with all things laundry， so much that he works at a laundromat。 So it's that much more distressing when the owner of the laundromat is tells Johnny that he is going to sell， and that Arty won't have a job anymore。Desperate to save his brother's job， Johnny and Goat hatch a crazy plan to save the laundromat， and end up on the road trip of their lives。 As mentioned， this is quick enough to read in a day， but it packs a PUNCH！ It kiiiind of smacked of a Wes Anderson novel， it's writing was very subtle and versy， and the adventure was over the top。 I didn't buy the ending for one second， but seeing as none of it was believable， it fit。 However， that didn't stop it from being as fun as a roller coaster。 。。。more

Bandit ，

Never read， never even heard of the author and with a name like Jocko I’m sure I’d remember， but the book sounded appealing。 And sure enough… Final Spin is technically a crime novel， but it’s certainly not a typical one。 Which is to say it can just as easily and accurately be described as a proper character driven dramatic literature。 It features a 23 year old protagonist who， despite having both good looks and good brains， haven’t done much with either。 Instead， he lives with his alcoholic moth Never read， never even heard of the author and with a name like Jocko I’m sure I’d remember， but the book sounded appealing。 And sure enough… Final Spin is technically a crime novel， but it’s certainly not a typical one。 Which is to say it can just as easily and accurately be described as a proper character driven dramatic literature。 It features a 23 year old protagonist who， despite having both good looks and good brains， haven’t done much with either。 Instead， he lives with his alcoholic mother （absent in any way that has meaning from his life and this novel） and his older brother （a spectrumish 29 years old obsessed with cleaning clothes）， stacks the shelves in a local supermart and spends time with his gf and his bff。 And then a catalyst…his brother’s place of employment， a laundromat owned by a Dutch couple is going up for sale， the owners desperately need 40K and a plan forms。 A plan to rob the supermart with his best friend， buy the laundromat and take off for Mexico。 It’s an admirable plan in a way that its motivations are pure， a man who has failed to get places at life is determined to at least maintain and preserve the sole joy and happy place of his brother’s life， but it’s a rushed plan， the kind where all things that can go wrong do。 So it’s that kind of a novel。 And a very compelling one at that。There’s an interesting narrative structure here that the author utilizes， it’s somewhere between a poem and a play both stylistically and in its sparseness， dialogue driven composition， but it’s surprisingly effective， and dynamic （which makes it a step up on most poems and plays） and the sparsity of text takes away nothing you need。 I suppose， that’s minimalism at its finest。 Plus it makes for an exceptionally quick read for the page count。 All in all， an enjoyable read and a great introduction to a new author。 One I would certainly read more of， given a chance。 Recommended。 Thanks Netgalley。This and more at https://advancetheplot。weebly。com/ 。。。more

Michelle ，

This was a fast read。 I think my biggest issue was the layout of the novel （almost like poetry in some spots） as it made me want to skim through it。 Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。t

Jeff Matlow ，

Jocko Willink is a badass。 Navy SEAL who has written best sellers like Way of the Warrior and Extreme Leadership。 This book is different and may be his first foray into fiction。 It's an easy book to read and relatively short。 I read it in one night。 Johnny lives a dead end life， working at a dead end job， hanging at the bar at night。 His brother is on the spectrum and is obsessed with doing laundry。 Johnny takes care of him because their mother is a drunk who isn't in the picture。 Johnny decides Jocko Willink is a badass。 Navy SEAL who has written best sellers like Way of the Warrior and Extreme Leadership。 This book is different and may be his first foray into fiction。 It's an easy book to read and relatively short。 I read it in one night。 Johnny lives a dead end life， working at a dead end job， hanging at the bar at night。 His brother is on the spectrum and is obsessed with doing laundry。 Johnny takes care of him because their mother is a drunk who isn't in the picture。 Johnny decides to make some changes and， though he's very good hearted， everything doesn't go as planned。 This book is really well written and completely engrossing。 A good person who continually did wrong。 The book is a look on life， love， luck， family and hope。 All packed neatly into a good story。 I need to read Jockos other books。 #netgalley #finalrinse 。。。more

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