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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780307278364
ISBN: 0307278360
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: October 24, 2006
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Sales Rank: 28463
Studio: Vintage
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A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a run-down tenement where a life or death decision must be made.
In that small apartment, “Black” and “White,” as the two men are known, begin a conversation that leads each back through his own history, mining the origins of two fundamentally opposing world views. White is a professor whose seemingly enviable existence of relative ease has left him nonetheless in despair. Black, an ex-con and ex-addict, is the more hopeful of the men–though he is just as desperate to convince White of the power of faith as White is desperate to deny it.
Their aim is no less than this: to discover the meaning of life.
Deft, spare, and full of artful tension, The Sunset Limited is a beautifully crafted, consistently thought-provoking, and deceptively intimate work by one of the most insightful writers of our time.
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Rating:  - A Powerful Conversation
Don't be fooled, there is no action in this book. It is simply a conversation between two men, after a climatic event occured to bring them together. They speak of life, death, and the meaning behind it all. "The Sunset Limited" is pure McCarthy, and would probably be breathtaking performed by the proper players. It is a short read, but a powerful one. When you close the back cover you will be flushed with thoughts about your own mortality and convictions. I would not suggest this as an introductionn ... Read More
Rating: - A surprising book
I did not expect that a book, or a dramatic work, could dig so deep into the fundamental questione of human existence: who are you? and where are you going?Another milestone in McCarthy's career.
Rating:  - Uneven, but worthwhile for fans
Based on other reviews, this was more or less what I expected. There were some great stretches, but there also some jarring clichés which were a bit surprising from McCarthy. In particular the black character seemed ripped straight out of the Wikipedia definition for 'magic negro.' However, it is certainly possible McCarthy was consciously playing with that and using it as a device. Without getting too much into spoiler territory there is a development that sends an otherwise-typical magic negro plot ... Read More
Rating: - The Sunset Limited
I have become a devoted McCarthy fan. I believe he is one of the most gifted, talented, honest and bravest authors on the scene today. This would be a great text for any high school, or college literature course because it would stimulate great dialog and teach students to become more reflective thinkers. He challenges the reader to think about some of life's biggest issues. Cormac has often been accused of revealing the darker side of the human condition. With this book I found myself laughing so hard ... Read More
Rating:  - A bit of a Rorschach
This year I have been working my way through all of his novels (only have one to go:The Orchard Keeper).It's been an experience. A friend of mine introduced me to Cormac McCarthy and says she believes that in 100 years, he'll be the only novelist writing today who will still be read.She may be right.There is much that is bleak about this body of work (so much so that "No Country For Old Men" is sort of a light comedy among Mr. McCarthy's other works.)The question I think his readers will be asking ... Read More
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