Reviews

The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy

jayseewhy's review against another edition

4.0

This reminded of Waiting for Godot. It was a pretty bleak ride but the rhythmic dialogue and witty remarks were constantly thought-provoking.

greenblack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ezdubboizz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

haslock's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

turt_le's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

couuboy's review against another edition

4.0

Waiting for Godot, My Dinner with Andre, The Sunset Limited: on the one hand this genre - if I could be so reductive - results in terrible pieces of art in terms of authorial sublimation and aesthetic intrigue. It’s easy to dismiss them as pretentious and uneventful.

And yet on the other hand when things works they deftly reveal both the magic and reward of art, how part of the joy comes from the audience being... caressed... to put effort in. When it isn’t just the passive following of a narrative but one is compelled to create and piece together a larger picture than the scene itself in one’s head while it happens alongside the page or screen.

Of the aforementioned three, I must confess that the sunset limited is probably the least effective, though the other two are veritable titans, so I suppose this isn’t much of a slight.

brendanhoffman's review against another edition

3.5

Cormac made this one for the real haters 🖤

kimberlymichelle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jcasey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shawdo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racial slurs