Final Spin

A Novel

By: Jocko Willink

Narrated by: Jocko Willink

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

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jocko Willink’s fast-paced thriller Final Spin: a story of love, brotherhood, suffering, happiness, and sacrifice.

A story about life.

Johnny…

Shouldn’t be in a dead-end job.
Shouldn’t be in a dead-end bar.
Shouldn’t be in a dead-end life.

But he is.

It’s a hamster wheel existence. Stocking warehouse store shelves by day, drinking too much whiskey and beer by night. In between, Johnny lives in his childhood home, making sure his alcoholic mother hasn’t drunk herself to death, and looking after his idiosyncratic older brother Arty, whose world revolves around his laundromat job.

Rinse and repeat.

Then Johnny’s monotonous life takes a tumble. The laundromat where Arty works, and the one thing that gives him happiness, is about to be sold. Johnny doesn't want that to happen, so he takes measures into his own hands. Johnny, along with his friend, Goat, come up with a plan to get the money to buy the laundromat.

But things don’t always go as planned…

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

Storytelling like some sort of unorthodox poetry

You know how when you watch a great movie and you describe it as “very un-Hollywood”? This book is like that to me. I really enjoyed the story, the way it unfolds and the unique details. The way he “leaves out” some of the descriptive sentences that would regularly be included is almost like missing lines of text. But those descriptions are not necessary, the picture is still vivid in your mind because it is what you already know. You know characters like this in your own life. There is an economy of words. It’s kind of like poetry, and I do not appreciate poetry. I don’t get poetry. I get this book and I get this story. It doesn’t use shocking language, it is just human and gritty and real. It’s a story, it’s different and I found I really liked it.

thoroughly enjoyed, thanks Jocko.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It's a little on the short side and I just downloaded it because I like the author, but it was well worth the time. Great book, Jocko, thank you.

Awesome

Exating story about real life lessons, stay out of trouble or trouble will get you!

damn fine

damn fine...a book of short stories would be awesome by him. DO IT JOCKO! 'MERICA

Short and poignant

From the very first line, it’s clear that this story is not going to be a HEA, but I kept hoping that there might be a chance for redemption. The characters are so likable and well written that I wanted that HEA. *spoiler* no HEA, but a satisfying and poignant conclusion.