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    Broken
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    Audiobook12 hours

    Broken

    Written by Don Winslow

    Narrated by Ray Porter and Kaleo Griffith

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    “One of America’s greatest storytellers.” – Stephen King

    “Winslow, whose work includes a dozen of the finest crime novels written in the last 20 years, displays all of his strengths, including propulsive narration, compelling characters and a tight, staccato writing style, in 'Broken,' a collection of six remarkable novellas.” – Bruce De Silva, Associated Press

    No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken . . . 

    In six intense short novels connected by the themes of crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt and redemption, Broken is #1 international bestseller Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heart-stopping, heartbreaking best. In Broken, he creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops struggling with life on and off the job, private detectives, dope dealers, bounty hunters and fugitives, the lost souls driving without headlights through the dark night on the American criminal highway.

    With his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, action and the highest level of literary craftsmanship, Winslow delivers a collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateApr 7, 2020
    ISBN9780062988928
    Author

    Don Winslow

    Don Winslow is the author of twenty-five acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including seven New York Times bestsellers (Savages, The Kings of Cool, The Cartel, The Force, The Border, City on Fire and City of Dreams). Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone from a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Winslow and Stone. Winslow's epic Cartel trilogy has been adapted for TV and will appear as a weekly series on FX. Additional Winslow books are currently in development at Paramount (The Winter of Frankie Machine), Netflix (Boone Daniels), Warner Brothers (Satori), Sony (City on Fire, City of Dreams, City in Ruins) and Working Title (“Crime 101”) and he has recently written a series of acclaimed and award winning short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer and trial consultant, Winslow has announced that City in Ruins will be his final novel.

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    • 5/5
      The short stories were thought provocative and complete. It was refreshing to listen to them

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    • 5/5
      I've enjoyed Don Winslows previous books and this one did not disappoint. It cover current events and I didnt want it to end.
    • 5/5
      Excellent short story crime fiction. Put in your earbuds, relax, and enjoy
    • 5/5
      Excellent series of short stories. Each one grabs you in the first five minutes
    • 5/5
      Don Winslow and his narrator’s have quickly become my favorite audiobooks
    • 5/5
      There is no such thing as a bad Don Winslow novel and this one is no exception. Winslow writes with a master’s touch. You feel as if you know his character’s innermost thoughts, emotions and motivations. They grab you from the first story until the last. Winslow creates some new unforgettable characters and brings some back from such classics as The Dawn Patrol and Savages. I recommend this book highly and encourage you to seek out his other novels.








    • 5/5
      I’m a fan for life. Boy did I laugh. The writing is superior but the narration took me where I needed to be experience-wise. Loved it.
    • 5/5
      Awesome novel.
    • 2/5
      An interesting look at how one act of violence can lead to others and how violence can affect more than just the original people involved.A thought it sounded like an interesting concept, and although some parts were really interesting, the book fell short for me.The writing skipped around a bit, which made the book a bit confusing for me. The end was not very clear so that even now as I write the review, I am not sure what happened to Skunk.
    • 5/5
      As the author himself admits, this novel is a deliberate homage to To Kill a Mockingbird (set in contemporary England), but there's more to it than that. The title refers not just to the character known as "Broken Buckley," whose dalliance with a trashy neighborhood girl sets in motion a series of brutal events, but to all the characters who occupy this bleak landscape, all of whom have been broken in one way or another by the unfortunate circumstances of their lives. Some are morally broken, some have had their spirits broken, and the main character, 11-year-old Skunk, who narrates parts of the story from deep within a coma, has been physically and mentally broken by the unspeakable horror she witnessed and endured. The mystery of exactly what happened to Skunk makes this a gripping and suspenseful, if disturbing, read. The things that can help broken people carry on and heal themselves are also revealed, offering a glimmer of hope in a imperfect world.
    • 4/5
      I loved reading To Kill a Mockingbird back in high school, and I could sense that inspiration in the book from the very first chapter. This was before I even noticed that on the back cover, it is said that the book was inspired by that classic. Although Broken does not deal with some of the same issues of race and prejudice, it does touch on other important issues. About poverty, about love, about irrational actions, about cruelty. I loved this book to say the least. It gives such an insightful and scary portrayal of what can go on in the world that you makes you really question where you live and the people you live around. This does not mean that I'm going to be paranoid about my neighbour across the street. But it really does make you question people you don't know. The world today just isn't as safe as it once was.