
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Narrated by:
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Cherry Jones
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By:
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Carson McCullers
Richard Wright was astonished by McCullers's ability "to rise above the pressures of her environment and embrace white and black humanity in one sweep of apprehension and tenderness." Hers is a humanity that touches all who come to her work, whether for the first time or, as so many do, time and time again. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is Carson McCullers at her most compassionate, most enduring best.
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Critic reviews
- Audie Award Finalist, Classics, 2005
"A remarkable book...[McCullers writes] with a sweep and certainty that are overwhelming." (The New York Times)
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If you could sum up The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter in three words, what would they be?
Poignant, hopeful, and memorableWho was your favorite character and why?
Mick Kelly--she represents the resiliency and hope which is at the core of the novel. Through out the book you cannot help but root for her.Which scene was your favorite?
The Doctor's speech at his Christmas Party.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It was too long for that.Any additional comments?
I discovered this book on the ModernLibrary Guilds list of the top 100 best novels of the twentieth century. Based on the title I feared that it would be overly melodramatic. However it was anything but a soap opera. The characters are portrayed as complex human beings and not stereotypes of people. It is beautifully written and well performed. It grabbed my interest from the beginning. It became one of my favorite novels which I have heard or read.This is a wonderful novel
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