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Justin Winokur's Read Books: Blog 5
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:01 PM
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin
Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 06-10-25
I was really disappointed. I really wanted to love this because of how much I loved V. E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and the number of her items I put on my TBR. But this fell flat. It just wasn't that interesting; certainly not 18 hours worth.
I kept finding myself rolling my eyes at a flashback and speeding it up since I didn't care. I hoped they'd matter but not really. And the story just took so long to evolve to something of a demure climax. I am all for character driven novels and character development but this just was...boring.
I also with more of the vampire lore / mythology was developed. It doesn't need to be a long lecture but this one, while left without gaps, also felt incomplete.
I will keep my others of V. E. Schwab's on my TBR but I am a bit hesitant. FWIW--which isn't very much--Goodreads has this one lower ranked and her others much better.
Friday, April 03, 2026, 07:28 PM
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
Narrated by: Steve Martin
Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 11-01-07
Thursday, April 02, 2026, 07:27 PM
Narrated by: David Sedaris
Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
Release date: 05-31-22
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 10:23 PM
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
Release date: 08-30-11
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 09:33 PM
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
Release date: 11-01-22
I picked this because Books are Sick put this as #8 on his top 10 favorite books on YouTube @ 00:04:20. I liked it. It was cute. I am surprised to see he put it at #8. It was a single night listen though.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 09:29 PM
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
Release date: 08-01-11
I thought this was fine. I am really starting to think that I have a different taste than the Booker Prize judges. I think I saw some of the symbolism, etc. but I wasn't blown away. I also found the end hard to believe.
If it's okay to be a transvestite then its okay for a racist to be one. What's not okay is to be a racist.
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 06:01 PM
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 06-10-25
Honestly, I felt like vestcody (instagram) and Oprah steered me wrong. I found the first part to be incredibly upsetting but I could get over that. The second (or third?) was okay but dragged on too long. I distinctly noted around 75% was I losing interest and was ready for it to be over.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 09:06 PM
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 09-30-25
I generally enjoyed it but found the third and final part to be very slow.
Interesting side note, this is the first book in a long time, if not ever, where I had to turn it down to 1.4x instead of 1.5x or more.