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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Of all the 1959 books I've read in my hustle to read every book written in 1959, this is perhaps the most 1959 of them all.
Eddie Felson is moving towards the highest point of his pool-hustling career--he's going big. The first few chapters I kept thinking, 'This is no The Queen's Gambit,' but then the magic happens, I'm alive in his world and it's poetry and we're flying. A book's this good and my life can be in the toilet and it doesn't matter because great books make me see past the garbage to what means something and when you can see it it's part of you and no one can take that away.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have no knowledge of pool, nor of competitive sport, however I was drawn to Tevis' first book after reading 'The Queens Gambit'; this knowledge was not needed to enjoy the novel. The writing in 'The Hustler' was perfect, thoughtful and deliberate with the plot being generally fast-paced. The ending left me wanting more, as did the final interaction with Sarah but I think this further added to the tense vignette that is the novel. Some aspects of bigotry have not aged well however being aware of this before reading the book, it was not too offputting. I plan to read more of Tevis' books
Reads like a scholastic sports novel for adults. Its okay