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𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙙, 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙧𝙮, 𝙅𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.

I listened to the audiobook of this one, I usually always prefer audio when it comes to nonfiction. I honestly wasn’t too familiar with Robert Pinsky before listening to this story, but I’m so glad I learned so much through it.

I’m not too familiar with what it takes to become a poet, but I find myself intrigued by the topic. Pinsky’s experience growing up had me invested and engaged. It was very fascinating reading about a kid from New Jersey becoming and living his life as a poet.

I’m not someone who ever gravitates to reading or writing poetry, but I think this memoir opened up an interesting take on it.

There was so much to this poet’s life from very early on, I requested the audio on a whim from NetGalley, but I’m so glad I did. It’s not something I ever thought I would enjoy, but I did find it so interesting regarding poetry.

Thank you so much NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for the review ALC in exchange for my honest review!

As a Jersey Girl I was super interested in listening to the audiobook of Jersey Breaks by Robert Pinsky. While I did not know what to expect with this audio, I did enjoy the author narrating this novel. I liked many aspects of this book, but sometimes I tended to drift off and lose focus. A lot of history that I do not know if I really wanted or needed to know. I kept thinking that I as a almost 40 year old women from New Jersey was not the exact target for the book as I could not really connect with much of the book even though this is my home state.

I actually enjoyed listening to the parts of the book that were about Robert Pinsky's life and family then the history that was embedded in the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

In an effort to read some books that fall outside of my normal genres, I landed upon this memoir of Robert Pinsky. I don’t know what I expected from an audiobook narrated by the poet himself, but this audiobook was so lyrical that I often found myself lost in the sound of Pinsky’s voice, having to rewind to fully get what he was sharing. Melding an interesting story, along with a melodic voice made this audiobook an easy listen.

Thanks to HighBridge Audio and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook!

I enjoyed most of this, there is a lot of history and the authors life. Less poetry then I expected.
Recommended For: Perfect for men over 60 who like history, especially those from New Jersey.

This book was beautiful. Pinsky reads prose with a lyrical beauty usually saved for poetry. He provides the reader with a background into his family —his bootlegger grandfather, his father with a poet’s view of a gentleman, and his mother who experienced times of laughter and times of darkness. Throughout the memoir, Pinsky gives homage to the great poets who came before and alongside him. This book made me want to fall in love with poetry as he is. It made me want to read everything he has ever written. It was just wonderful, and the author reading the book gave it another layer of greatness.

I was intrigued by Robert Pinsky's "Jersey Breaks" because I'm a Jersey girl and I love the Jersey shore. I listened to the audiobook, which Mr. Pinsky narrates himself. I enjoyed hearing about the familiar towns I grew up around (Long Branch, Monmouth) and how Mr. Pinsky's love of writing developed. Although there were several chapters that felt less of a memoir and more of an English or history lesson, I definitely enjoyed the parts of the story that were more about Robert Pinsky's life and family in New Jersey.