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Final Spin

Final Spin

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  • Author：Jocko Willink
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* Duration: 4 hours， 19 minutes， 47 seconds *

This program is read by and includes a bonus conversation with the author

A powerful novel of brotherhood and the search for happiness from number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author， Jocko Willink。

Johnny is stuck - living at home 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 form the dark heart of America。

A Macmillan Audio production from St。 Martin's Press。

©2021 Jocko Willink （P）2021 Macmillan Audio

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Reviews

Raegan Ralls ，

-Disclaimer: I won this book for free through Goodreads giveaways in exchange for an honest review。-A unique spin on a thriller novel！Jocko's writing is well-welcomed in a world where novels talk too much on trivial topics。 The format is distinct and the book is paced well。 The plot was good and I could picture everything mentioned and never got bored。This would have been a 5 star for me if Jessica & Johnny had more scenes together。 It would have made the ending mean a lot more。 Also， I would ha -Disclaimer: I won this book for free through Goodreads giveaways in exchange for an honest review。-A unique spin on a thriller novel！Jocko's writing is well-welcomed in a world where novels talk too much on trivial topics。 The format is distinct and the book is paced well。 The plot was good and I could picture everything mentioned and never got bored。This would have been a 5 star for me if Jessica & Johnny had more scenes together。 It would have made the ending mean a lot more。 Also， I would have liked to see a little more of Johnny's personality for the readers to connect more （a little backstory or some quirks of his would've fit right in）。 Overall， I liked the author's writing style and would pick up another fiction novel by him。 。。。more

Brian ，

Gritty。 Hard-hitting。 Eloquent。 Nuanced。 Through Willink's past work， he is inextricably linked to the word dichotomy， and this book is no different。 Weighing in at 224 pages， the book is light， but you feel the increasing heft of the words with each turn of the page。 You feel the weight of Johnny's decisions as the world closes in on him and everything he holds dear。 Willink has intricately crafted a cast of characters， and chances are you will quickly recognize people from your own life in his Gritty。 Hard-hitting。 Eloquent。 Nuanced。 Through Willink's past work， he is inextricably linked to the word dichotomy， and this book is no different。 Weighing in at 224 pages， the book is light， but you feel the increasing heft of the words with each turn of the page。 You feel the weight of Johnny's decisions as the world closes in on him and everything he holds dear。 Willink has intricately crafted a cast of characters， and chances are you will quickly recognize people from your own life in his nuanced descriptions of Johnny， Arty， Goat， and Jessica。 It didn't take long to become invested and determined to see them all through on this journey in a single sitting。The writing style may not be for everyone， and they may find it visually noisy， but this is a story to be experienced。 Is Johnny running from his past or running towards his future？ Spend a few hours with Willink's fiction debut and find out。 。。。more

Jonathan Gifford ，

Weak that is all。

Flynn Cochran ，

Loved this。

Diane Hernandez ，

Final Spin is the story of two best friends， Johnny and Goat， who decide to rob their employer。 Johnny wants to use his share of the money to purchase the laundry mat his “peculiar” brother works at。 You see Arty loves laundry like others love their pets—or even children。I can guarantee that you will love Final Spin—or hate it。 The prose is off kilter。 It reads like a middle school novel with some stage directions thrown in。 I spent a lot of time trying to determine the reason。 Do both Arty and Final Spin is the story of two best friends， Johnny and Goat， who decide to rob their employer。 Johnny wants to use his share of the money to purchase the laundry mat his “peculiar” brother works at。 You see Arty loves laundry like others love their pets—or even children。I can guarantee that you will love Final Spin—or hate it。 The prose is off kilter。 It reads like a middle school novel with some stage directions thrown in。 I spent a lot of time trying to determine the reason。 Do both Arty and Johnny have “peculiarities” that the third-person narrator is trying to emulate？ Is the author enamored of James Joyce or perhaps Kurt Vonnegut， Jr。？ Ultimately， it doesn’t matter。 You just have to get used to it。If you are looking for a completely different type of slice-of-life fiction， this book will definitely meet that need。 4 stars！Thanks to St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Eve ，

I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for a fair review。This is a very quick， easy read。 There's no deep thinking， no literary devices or symbolism to ponder， but make no mistake: in certain places， this author does more with one sentence or a phrase repeated three times than whole paragraphs and several pages ever could。Johnny loves his brother， an autistic boy whose fascination with laundry and he loves his girlfriend。 He wants better lives for them both， even at his own exp I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for a fair review。This is a very quick， easy read。 There's no deep thinking， no literary devices or symbolism to ponder， but make no mistake: in certain places， this author does more with one sentence or a phrase repeated three times than whole paragraphs and several pages ever could。Johnny loves his brother， an autistic boy whose fascination with laundry and he loves his girlfriend。 He wants better lives for them both， even at his own expense。 I did not agree with some of the choices he made to ensure they had good lives。I was happy with the ending。 Others may feel differently。 This just wasn't the book for me。 Again， others will think otherwise。 。。。more

Val ，

Sure It's written in a different format， so what！ It a really nice story about brothers， laundry and doing something with your life that you can be proud of。 What's not to like？ Sure It's written in a different format， so what！ It a really nice story about brothers， laundry and doing something with your life that you can be proud of。 What's not to like？ 。。。more

Kathy ，

I have never read anything by this author。 I don't know if this is his regular writing format or not。 The very abrupt sentences， lots of spacing and different fonts took a few chapters to get used to， but also made for some very fast reading。 The story was short but kept my interest。 Thanks， NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the chance to read this book。 I have never read anything by this author。 I don't know if this is his regular writing format or not。 The very abrupt sentences， lots of spacing and different fonts took a few chapters to get used to， but also made for some very fast reading。 The story was short but kept my interest。 Thanks， NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the chance to read this book。 。。。more

Bakertyl ，

You every hear the song "The Road Goes on Forever"？ Have you ever wanted that song as an entire book？Seriously， the rough draft of this book could be the lyrics to "The Road Goes on Forever"， and I refuse to say that's a bad thing。This is a short book that won't resonate with everyone。 If you can't relate with a character doing something for the sake of doing something， then you won't be able to see the main character's point of view。 A couple kids I grew up with are in prison now for something You every hear the song "The Road Goes on Forever"？ Have you ever wanted that song as an entire book？Seriously， the rough draft of this book could be the lyrics to "The Road Goes on Forever"， and I refuse to say that's a bad thing。This is a short book that won't resonate with everyone。 If you can't relate with a character doing something for the sake of doing something， then you won't be able to see the main character's point of view。 A couple kids I grew up with are in prison now for something similar to the characters in this book， so I can at least see where they're coming from， even as I can condemn the decisions。 But if your decisions have put you somewhere you don't want to be， you have to try something different。 。。。more

Karen ，

Smiling。 Crying。 Laughing。 These are just a few of the emotions I felt while reading this wonderful novella。 If you have a couple of hours， pick up this charming book by Jocko Willink。 After finishing Final Spin， I looked up the author to read about him。 I had no idea he was a retired Navy Seal Lieutenant Commander。 Jocko certainly has a career as a fiction writer。 I will say， in the beginning， I was a little confused who was speaking Johnny or his brother Arty。 It did not take long as soon as I Smiling。 Crying。 Laughing。 These are just a few of the emotions I felt while reading this wonderful novella。 If you have a couple of hours， pick up this charming book by Jocko Willink。 After finishing Final Spin， I looked up the author to read about him。 I had no idea he was a retired Navy Seal Lieutenant Commander。 Jocko certainly has a career as a fiction writer。 I will say， in the beginning， I was a little confused who was speaking Johnny or his brother Arty。 It did not take long as soon as I became accustomed to the author’s writing。 Pages just peeled away。 Johnny works a job as a shelf stocker in a grocery store with his best friend， Goat。 He takes care of his adult brother， Arty， who appears to be on the spectrum。 Arty is fixated on his job in a laundromat where he takes care of the machines and loves cleaning clothes。 Certain events take place and Johnny and Goat decide to rob the supermarket to make sure Arty can continue to have the life he is accustomed to having。 Johnny also needs to take care of his girlfriend， Jessica。 Pick this book up and go along on this journey。 I think this would be a great book to listen to on audio。 My thanks to St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book。 The opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more

Cassandra Manning ，

I was unaware this is Willink's first foray into adult fiction and really enjoyed this story。 The characters are compelling and as a reader， I could sense the hopelessness of both Johnny and Goat， but I wanted more。 The best way for me to describe my experience is that this story had great bones。 I just wanted it fleshed out more。 I wanted Willink to 'go there'， wanted to know why their mother was an alcoholic， what that family life looked like， why Johnny felt he really had nothing to make of h I was unaware this is Willink's first foray into adult fiction and really enjoyed this story。 The characters are compelling and as a reader， I could sense the hopelessness of both Johnny and Goat， but I wanted more。 The best way for me to describe my experience is that this story had great bones。 I just wanted it fleshed out more。 I wanted Willink to 'go there'， wanted to know why their mother was an alcoholic， what that family life looked like， why Johnny felt he really had nothing to make of his life at only 23。 This topic is briefly touched upon and I think the sacrifices Johnny makes along the way would have felt deeper if I as a reader knew his background， and had a better connection to his hopelessness。 I think this speaks volumes to the characters Willink has created， as if they weren't compelling and the story wasn't engaging， I wouldn't want to know more。 Willink has done a great job creating an immersive story and complex characters that I think anyone would enjoy reading about。 。。。more

Rachel the Page-Turner ，

What a different story！ I don’t know how to describe this book， but I do know that I liked it。 It was a quick and easy read - it’s not quite a novella， but it is short。Johnny and Arty are brothers living in a small town， with nowhere to go。 Johnny is a stock boy for a grocery store and Arty works for the local laundromat。 Everyone tells Johnny that he’s too smart and handsome to stay in town， but he doesn’t want to leave his brother。Arty is special needs， and cleaning is his life … specifically， What a different story！ I don’t know how to describe this book， but I do know that I liked it。 It was a quick and easy read - it’s not quite a novella， but it is short。Johnny and Arty are brothers living in a small town， with nowhere to go。 Johnny is a stock boy for a grocery store and Arty works for the local laundromat。 Everyone tells Johnny that he’s too smart and handsome to stay in town， but he doesn’t want to leave his brother。Arty is special needs， and cleaning is his life … specifically， cleaning clothes。 His work at the laundromat is like science to him， and he takes it very seriously。 It’s really all he has， but the owners need to sell and they don’t know how to tell him。Johnny decides he’s going to get the money to buy the laundromat， one way or another。 That place is his brother’s life， and he wouldn’t do well without it。 If Johnny ends up in jail， he figures at least his brother will be happy， and jail has to be better than the hell that is stacking boxes。Though the book was short， the characters were decently developed and even brought out a few feels。 This is more than a crime/thriller; it’s also about brotherly bonds and the desperation of living in a dead-end town。 I wasn’t sure what to expect， but I was pleasantly surprised。 Four stars for a very interesting story。（Thank you to St。 Martin’s Press， Jocko Willink and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review。） 。。。more

Ann Marie ，

Special thanks to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my own opinion。I loved this book。 It wasn't that long but keeps you interested from start to finish。 The main character Johnny， 23， takes care of his older brother， who's life revolves around a laundromat。 His brother may be a little slow but he loves the laundromat where he works and everything about it and he's great at his job。 Johnny also takes care of his alcoholic mother， even though he's drinking a Special thanks to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my own opinion。I loved this book。 It wasn't that long but keeps you interested from start to finish。 The main character Johnny， 23， takes care of his older brother， who's life revolves around a laundromat。 His brother may be a little slow but he loves the laundromat where he works and everything about it and he's great at his job。 Johnny also takes care of his alcoholic mother， even though he's drinking a lot himself these days。 Johnny has a best friend Goat and a girlfriend Jessica。But when the laundromat is set to close， Goat and Johnny just can't let this happen。 His brother will be devastated but their plan is not only dangerous， but it will land them both in jail。 This story kept me captivated from beginning to end and I really enjoyed all the characters。 I also hear its great in audio as well。I highly recommend。 。。。more

Jesse ，

Wow， what a wild ride！ The protagonist is either unstable or blinded by a desire to help his younger brother。

Nina Furrtheloveofbooks ，

Super quick read。 I picked up this book because I respect the author for his service to the country。 The book was about Johnny a grocery store stocker who helps to take care of his brother， Arty， who has special needs。 In the book we find out that Arty works at a laundromat and loves to clean clothes。 When the owner of the laundromat meets with Johnny about how to tell Arty that they are selling the business Johnny has to find out how to get the 40，000 needed for the laundromat so Arty doesn’t l Super quick read。 I picked up this book because I respect the author for his service to the country。 The book was about Johnny a grocery store stocker who helps to take care of his brother， Arty， who has special needs。 In the book we find out that Arty works at a laundromat and loves to clean clothes。 When the owner of the laundromat meets with Johnny about how to tell Arty that they are selling the business Johnny has to find out how to get the 40，000 needed for the laundromat so Arty doesn’t loose his joy。 The book is quick moving， there is not a lot of character development but overall it kept me interested。 I was a book that was not bad or great it was just okay。 I would definitely try others by the author in the future but this one is not one I would recommend。 。。。more

Lindsay ，

What a crazy， fast ride。 Read this if you're looking for an adventurous quick read！ At first I didn't enjoy how scattered the paragraph formation was， however it grabbed my attention quickly and didn't let go until the last page。 What a crazy， fast ride。 Read this if you're looking for an adventurous quick read！ At first I didn't enjoy how scattered the paragraph formation was， however it grabbed my attention quickly and didn't let go until the last page。 。。。more

Melysah Bunting ，

Final Spin by Jocko Willink is the story of a young adult whose life is unremarkable。 Jonny works at the local mart， drink at the local bar， and so on。 One day， Johhny decides this isn't enough。 His brother， Arty， has found happiness tending to laundry。 Why can't he find happiness？What will it take to make Johhny happy: making everyone else happy。 Johnny comes up with a plan to secure his brother's job and protect his girl's future。The characters are young men looking to better their lives。 I li Final Spin by Jocko Willink is the story of a young adult whose life is unremarkable。 Jonny works at the local mart， drink at the local bar， and so on。 One day， Johhny decides this isn't enough。 His brother， Arty， has found happiness tending to laundry。 Why can't he find happiness？What will it take to make Johhny happy: making everyone else happy。 Johnny comes up with a plan to secure his brother's job and protect his girl's future。The characters are young men looking to better their lives。 I like Johnny's brother Arty。 He reminds me of Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys。I enjoyed the book。 It's a book that can be read in one sitting。 The writing and story are straightforward。 Maybe too open-and-shut for some readers。There's action and thrills but not much mystery。 It's kind of like James Bond。 We all know what's going to happen， but we still go and see the movie。It's an endearing action-packed thrill ride！ 。。。more

Tracy ，

'Final Spin' by Jocko Willink may be short in length， but it packs one heck of a punch from start to finish。 The story centers around 23-year-old Johnny， his beloved （eccentric） older brother Arty， best friend Goat， and girlfriend Jessica。Johnny acts as his brother's primary caregiver - their mother is incapable of being a responsible parent due to alcoholism - and Arty's main joy in life is working at the local laundromat。 Boy， can he starch， fold， crease and press like nobody's business。 Meanw 'Final Spin' by Jocko Willink may be short in length， but it packs one heck of a punch from start to finish。 The story centers around 23-year-old Johnny， his beloved （eccentric） older brother Arty， best friend Goat， and girlfriend Jessica。Johnny acts as his brother's primary caregiver - their mother is incapable of being a responsible parent due to alcoholism - and Arty's main joy in life is working at the local laundromat。 Boy， can he starch， fold， crease and press like nobody's business。 Meanwhile， Johnny and Goat work as stock boys - with a bullying weasel for a boss - and Johnny cannot fathom the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a dead end job with no hope of getting out from under。 He knows he has only himself to blame， too。 One particular scene which made quite an impression on me was when Johnny told Jessica being born rich or poor does not decide if you a have successful and fulfilling life。 The onus is on him alone for not caring about school， and working towards the future he could have had if he didn't choose running around and partying instead。Only when Johnny hears the heartbreaking news that Arty's beloved laundromat is being sold does he set into motion a plan which seems to be the solution to all their problems。 What ensues leaves them running to stay outside of prison walls - and that is just the beginning of their troubles。I especially appreciated the post interview segment of the audiobook with Mr。 Willink and learning about the inspiration for 'Final Spin'， his writing style， and getting to know a little bit about what led him to where he is today as an author。 Good stuff。Author Jocko Willink is also the narrator and he does a tremendous job bringing his written words to life for the listeners imagination。 Highly recommend。With much thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the free audio download in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 #NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #FinalSpin #JockoWillink 。。。more

Gina Moltz ，

Final Spin needs to be a longer book！ I fell in love with Arty and Johnny then Boom！ the story was over。 The love between these two brothers was epic。 Unfortunately that love made Johnny make some really bad decisions。 Very fast paced and beautifully written。

Jessica ，

“Nothing is ever as good as you think it is going to be， Arty。” Like this book？ Ha！ Sorry that was just too easy。 But in all seriousness。 Torn。 I’m so torn。 （I’m considering writing this whole review the way the book is written。Or would that annoy everyone who read it？）Okay， but really， I am torn by this review。 But I listen to the audio AND read the ebook at the same time。 And the audiobook has a fantastic interview with the author at the end， that honestly I wish was at the beginning so I coul “Nothing is ever as good as you think it is going to be， Arty。” Like this book？ Ha！ Sorry that was just too easy。 But in all seriousness。 Torn。 I’m so torn。 （I’m considering writing this whole review the way the book is written。Or would that annoy everyone who read it？）Okay， but really， I am torn by this review。 But I listen to the audio AND read the ebook at the same time。 And the audiobook has a fantastic interview with the author at the end， that honestly I wish was at the beginning so I could have enjoyed the book better。 And I wish it was included in the physical book too， because again， readers would appreciate some of the thing about the bookSoMuchMore。 He explains where the idea came from， who just so happens to be the person the book is dedicated to。 And he talks about who he wrote the book in a way that usually only poetry is written， in some fragments， but not only in fragments， in page and line placement （just as my review is above）。 And I think if I had understood some of that， it would have better prepared me to take it all in。Because just going straight into the book， I was so thoroughly confused。 This is the author of Extreme Ownership and Way of the Warrior Kid。 This is a Navy Seal guy。 Why the heck is he writing a book about a loser guy， with a dead end job， who takes NO ownership of his life and turns criminal and sees no way out and self-sabotages everything in his life。 Like sure the guy is going to find his way out and learn his lesson。 But there is really little to no redeeming points for this guy。 Not really， IMO。 But then again， maybe that’s the message the author is trying to get across。 This is the mindset of too many。 Anyway， it just wasn’t at all what I expected。But after the author’s interview in the audiobook， I couldn’t help but bump the stars up to 3 from my original 2。 And while I had little to no interest in reading any future fiction he wrote for about 3/4 of the way through the book…。。now i probably will。The author reads the audio， and in fact I preferred it。 He did a great job。 No overacting or trying to do female voices awkwardly。 Just real human emotion and storytelling。 I actually with more narrators we’re like this。I also greatly appreciate the length of the book。 Nice and to the point。 Some of the writing style （besides the prose） reminded me of some John Grisham。 To the point。 No fluff。 Just story and character。 I can appreciate that style。 。。。more

Douglas Collier ，

This review is based on an ARC of Final Spin I received courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher （St。 Martin's Press）。 Two thumbs up！ Exactly what I expected from Jocko， a to-the-point thriller with a great set of characters。 It is a short read but still manages to keep you guessing what will happen next。 If you are already a fan of Joko's non-fiction leadership books， you will enjoy his first foray into adult fiction。 Get ready to head to your local Barnes and Noble store to pick up a copy when This review is based on an ARC of Final Spin I received courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher （St。 Martin's Press）。 Two thumbs up！ Exactly what I expected from Jocko， a to-the-point thriller with a great set of characters。 It is a short read but still manages to keep you guessing what will happen next。 If you are already a fan of Joko's non-fiction leadership books， you will enjoy his first foray into adult fiction。 Get ready to head to your local Barnes and Noble store to pick up a copy when it is released on November 9， 2021 。。。more

MeggieBree ，

Full disclosure， I love Jocko Willink， so when I saw that he had written an adult fiction novel I jumped at the chance to request it。Other than taking care of his brother Arty， Johnny lives a pretty meaningless existence。 He works a dead-end job， and spends most of his spare time at the local bar。 When Johnny hears that the laundromat where Arty works is to be sold， he decides to recruit his best friend Goat and they take matters into their own hands。I enjoyed this one quite a bit。 I listened to Full disclosure， I love Jocko Willink， so when I saw that he had written an adult fiction novel I jumped at the chance to request it。Other than taking care of his brother Arty， Johnny lives a pretty meaningless existence。 He works a dead-end job， and spends most of his spare time at the local bar。 When Johnny hears that the laundromat where Arty works is to be sold， he decides to recruit his best friend Goat and they take matters into their own hands。I enjoyed this one quite a bit。 I listened to the audiobook， and also read a little bit in the kindle version。 It was a very quick read， and I would recommend it for teen boys or young men that might be reluctant readers。 I also enjoyed the structure of the writing in the print version。 Very reminiscent of poetry-type novels。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARCs。 。。。more

Cindy ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio （St。 Martin's Press for the arc） for the early listen。 I was lucky enough to be approved for the ebook and the audiobook。 I did listened to most of the book since I wanted to "read" it while on the road and was able to finish during my drive time。 This is the author's first adult fiction and I have to say I really enjoyed listening to the author read his story。 He did a great job narrating。 Loved reading about the brothers and all those involved in this Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio （St。 Martin's Press for the arc） for the early listen。 I was lucky enough to be approved for the ebook and the audiobook。 I did listened to most of the book since I wanted to "read" it while on the road and was able to finish during my drive time。 This is the author's first adult fiction and I have to say I really enjoyed listening to the author read his story。 He did a great job narrating。 Loved reading about the brothers and all those involved in this story。 。。。more

marta the book slayer ，

This book was so utterly terrible。 Although it took me an hour of my time to read， I would do anything to have that hour of my time back and forget about this book completely。 The main characters are so one dimensional。 The same dialogue occurs multiple times。 and why are random sentences and some dialogue written like this？ and why are some things repeated repeated repeatedExplain this to me， because it added absolutely nothing to the story and irritated the shit out of me。 Maybe in some wa This book was so utterly terrible。 Although it took me an hour of my time to read， I would do anything to have that hour of my time back and forget about this book completely。 The main characters are so one dimensional。 The same dialogue occurs multiple times。 and why are random sentences and some dialogue written like this？ and why are some things repeated repeated repeatedExplain this to me， because it added absolutely nothing to the story and irritated the shit out of me。 Maybe in some way this novel was trying to be "artsy" and different but there's got to be some thought behind that。 Without added value， that style of writing just irritates the reader。 Oh， yes I was so angry by how terrible this was I forgot to mention anything of the plot， so here goes nothing:-20s year old man has a mentally challenged brother who likes doing laundry-laundromat will get sold-only logical solution is to steal money from grocery store where main character works and buy laundromat for brother and run away to mexico-somehow gets best friend on board-even if they both go to jail #yolo-predictable ending-also some love interest， Jessica， who is so beautiful and who is so one dimensional and also so beautiful I wish I could throw this into my fireplace but since it was read on my kindle， the "delete this title" is as much satisfaction as I can get。 Also， I meant to add this to my spooky read-a-thon but nothing about this was spooky or thriller-esque， just terrible。 Thank you NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review。 。。。more

V ，

Short story， easy read about twenty something males using  the "F*" word in every sentence。 Not an author I've read before。 Rather interesting font format。Johnny and Goat， stock boys at Maxi -Mart， are small town， still living at home youth。 Their boss， Gerry， the night manager， constantly goads and demeans them。Johnny's brother， Arty， is "different"。 He works at De Wasserette laundry mat， thus the nickname "Cleaner"。 He's really good at starch & creases。 The owner， Mr。 Vossen， is Dutch。 He's de Short story， easy read about twenty something males using  the "F*" word in every sentence。 Not an author I've read before。 Rather interesting font format。Johnny and Goat， stock boys at Maxi -Mart， are small town， still living at home youth。 Their boss， Gerry， the night manager， constantly goads and demeans them。Johnny's brother， Arty， is "different"。 He works at De Wasserette laundry mat， thus the nickname "Cleaner"。 He's really good at starch & creases。 The owner， Mr。 Vossen， is Dutch。 He's decided to sell and return to his homeland。Johnny knows the laundry mat is what Arty lives for。 He hatches a plan to ensure his brothers future。 It's not a great plan。While I didn't hate the story， I'm glad I didn't spend money on it。 It was much akin to reading the daily headlines。 There are some lessons to be learned， but it wasn't very entertaining。Thanks to Netgalley， Jocko Willink， and St。 Martin's Press for the advance digital copy of  Final Spin。 These are my thoughts and opinions given voluntarily。 。。。more

Becky Roth ，

If you’re familiar with Jocko， you probably know him as the scary， discipline focused former Navy Seal who has become a bit of a business guru in the past few years。 What less people know is that in addition to his leadership works， he’s also the author of children’s books and now a short story / poem。 And it doesn’t disappoint。 The writing style is engrossing and creative。 The plot gives you something to think about afterwards。 It’s a short read but that’s part of what makes it such a delight。 If you’re familiar with Jocko， you probably know him as the scary， discipline focused former Navy Seal who has become a bit of a business guru in the past few years。 What less people know is that in addition to his leadership works， he’s also the author of children’s books and now a short story / poem。 And it doesn’t disappoint。 The writing style is engrossing and creative。 The plot gives you something to think about afterwards。 It’s a short read but that’s part of what makes it such a delight。 I easily did it all in two sitting within 24 hours。 If you are a Jocko fan， be aware that this is a departure but in a good way。 Definitely worth giving a try。 And if you don’t know Jocko， you won’t feel like you’re missing anything。 It’s high quality lit no mater how you look at it。 。。。more

Margot Frye ，

I received this book as an ARC and this is my review。 This book is all about the strength of family and consequences of doing what is needed to help when things go sideways。 The characters are flawed and really interesting。 The story is a classic heist with all the usual pitfalls。 I recommend this book to any reader who enjoys a good adventure with unpredictable outcomes。

Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd。blogspot。com ，

A great thriller that will keep you engaged cover to cover。 A fun and original thriller that had many twists and turns。 It was different than I expected in a great way！ You will not regret reading this story！

Linda George ，

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book。This book is quick， fast-paced， and will have you rooting for the protagonist as he tries to figure out the best way out of his dead-end life。

Mary C ，

A short， quick read about brotherly love。Johnny has a dead-end job as a stocker at a warehouse while his autistic brother Arty works at a laundromat。 When Johnny is informed that the laundromat is to bebe sold and Arty will be out of a job， he comes up with a plan to obtain fundsto purchase the laundromat， ensuring that Arty will not lose the job he loves。Unfortunately， things don't go as planned。Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC。 A short， quick read about brotherly love。Johnny has a dead-end job as a stocker at a warehouse while his autistic brother Arty works at a laundromat。 When Johnny is informed that the laundromat is to bebe sold and Arty will be out of a job， he comes up with a plan to obtain fundsto purchase the laundromat， ensuring that Arty will not lose the job he loves。Unfortunately， things don't go as planned。Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC。 。。。more

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