
Sunset Park
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Paul Auster
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By:
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Paul Auster
Luminous, passionate, expansive, an emotional tour de force
Sunset Park follows the hopes and fears of a cast of unforgettable characters brought together by the mysterious Miles Heller during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse.
An enigmatic young man employed as a trash-out worker in southern Florida obsessively photographing thousands of abandoned objects left behind by the evicted families.
A group of young people squatting in an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
The Hospital for Broken Things, which specializes in repairing the artifacts of a vanished world.
William Wyler's 1946 classic The Best Years of Our Lives.
A celebrated actress preparing to return to Broadway.
An independent publisher desperately trying to save his business and his marriage.
These are just some of the elements Auster magically weaves together in this immensely moving novel about contemporary America and its ghosts. Sunset Park is a surprising departure that confirms Paul Auster as one of our greatest living writers.
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Critic reviews
“The author reads his own work with great feeling, being able to express in his voice the depths of despair that each of his four main characters is experiencing. The interaction among the four is narrated as an ‘ebb and flow' of life and its experiences.” —Sound Commentary
“Auster's dry, gravelly voice has a gravitas all its own… one almost feels that Auster is himself an Auster character, blowing smoke rings in an empty room while pondering America's mysteries and minutiae.” —Publishers Weekly
“Wise, weary and earthy, Auster has a remarkable voice…Listening to the novel would be as good as reading it.” —The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Lovely book
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The author forgot to write an ending!
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Strong character portraits, good narration
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I recommend this book because of its insight into people and the human condition. Moving and illuminating, if not always happy and hopeful. The sense of truth beneath the book is rare and liberating.What did you like best about this story?
Weaving together many well-developed characters.What does Paul Auster bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Auster is a fine interpreter of his own book. His reading colors the words and sentences you might not feel if you just read it.Any additional comments?
The ending is not disappointing, but I found myself at a loss. So I listened to that last 90 minutes again, more carefully. Major things happen fast, sometimes even off-stage, but in the end, everything is tied up without loss of verisimilitude. This is a great accomplishment for an author who is trying to deliver felt life. Auster is serious. I look forward to another.Not disappointing
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Paul Auster is a genius
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No happy ending but good book
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Fantastic!!!
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Entretaining but nothin else
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let down ending, like as in; "clunk"
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