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Justin Winokur's Read Books: Blog 16
Sunday, June 08, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Will Patton
Series: Holly Gibney, Book 1
Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
Saturday, June 07, 2025, 12:00 AM
3 Stars. I know everyone else seemed to love it but I found it kind of boring. And the chapter ends--which didn't break the narrative or time line--to be distracting. I guess I just found myself unable to really care very much.
Tuesday, June 03, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
Series: Will Robie, Book 3
Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
Series: David Baldacci - Will Robie
I have to say, I nearly DNFed this and kind of wish I had. It just fell flat to me. The situations felt too fake and nowhere near immersive. For example, there was a scene with torture and you barely "felt" it. It was like you weren't there. Also, the "side quests" were dumb and didn't add value. I think I am over Will Robie.
I enjoyed Ron McLarty's narration but the constant swapping with Orlagh was distracting.
Sunday, June 01, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Kate Winslet
Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 06-13-13
Friday, May 30, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Maura Tierney
Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 03-14-23
| Time | Bookmark |
|---|---|
| 02:38:07 | Sylvie’s style |
| 06:51:01 | "We all run into a wall at full speed at one point or another" |
| 09:47:17 | “You can’t fail when your doing what you love” |
| 14:48:30 | “Grief is love; Forgiveness is too” |
★★★★★: Highly recommend it and I still think about this one a lot!
Monday, May 26, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 04-01-25
| Time | Bookmark |
|---|---|
| 07:30:06 | “After being ignored, nothing is more powerful than being seen” |
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Jennifer Kim, Julian Cihi
Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 07-05-22
| Time | Bookmark |
|---|---|
| 01:02:28 | “Next time, we fail better” |
| 02:27:35 | "Ones taste exceeds one’s abilities" |
| 02:51:07 | Thoughts on cultural appropriation |
| 04:57:54 | "It was never worth worrying about somebody you didn't love; and it wasn't love if you didn't worry" |
| 05:03:32 | Other life (Things you haven't chosen) |
| 09:19:32 | Luck is because you love the things around you |
| 10:31:22 | Turn ex-lover into a friend |
| 12:23:27 | "The Boredom you speak of...is what most of us call happiness" |
“Sadie, do you see this? This is a persimmon tree! This is my favorite fruit." Marx picked a fat orange persimmon from the tree, and he sat down on the now termite-free wooden deck, and he ate it, juice running down his chin. "Can you believe our luck?" Max said. "We bought a house with a tree that has my actual favorite fruit!"
Sam used to say that Marx was the most fortunate person he had ever met - he was lucky with lovers, in business, in looks, in life. But the longer Sadie knew Marx, the more she thought Sam hadn't truly understood the nature of Marx's good fortune. Marx was fortunate because he saw everything as if it were a fortuitous bounty. It was impossible to know - were persimmons his favorite fruit, or had hey just now become his favorite fruit because there they were, growing in his own backyard? He had certainly never mentioned persimmons before
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 12:00 AM
Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
3.5 Stars. I struggled a bit with going backwards in time and trying to recall what the characters knew vs what I knew. But I think it all came together well enough. Some loose ends that weren't tied up (why did Daniel hit Nic???) but a fun read.