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Justin Winokur's Read Books: Blog 4
Sunday, July 05, 2026
Narrated by: Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage
Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
Release date: 01-20-26
I generally liked it and would suggest it to the right reader. Lots of twists and turns but it all came together in the end.
Friday, July 03, 2026
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 04-01-14
I really enjoyed this. It was heartfelt and a pleasure to read. There were certainly not many "twists" but I did find that every time I thought I knew what this was about and what the central challenge was going to be, I was proven wrong.
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 09-06-16
I really enjoyed this once I got into it. It didn't take me long to get into the story, but rather the prose. It was a bit dense, harder to follow, and full of references. But I started following along just fine and coming to really like the characters. I really felt like I could be in those rooms and like I was old friends.
I do think the end was poorly motivated. I wish I understood why it happened that way.
I wish I tracked quotes while listening. There were so many quotable lines!
One note, my Mom said this is the only book that she stated reading again immediately after finishing. I reread (listened) to the first chapter again and was glad to have done it, though I do not plan to read it all again.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 06-03-24
I didn't love this. I really wanted to but I found the tension created by the (unrealistic) characters was too much. And the ending was too "easy". I found myself ready for the book to be over and I struggled to really care too much.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Narrated by: Elle Fanning
Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 06-11-24
Friday, June 19, 2026
Narrated by: Frank Muller
Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 01-01-16
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Reread (first listen): First, Second
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 05-04-21
Still enjoyed it even if a bit over-the-top and used some old tropes
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 06-12-12
Pretty good! The writing was very intense and dense (but not in a bad way) at times.