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sarah621's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
norahs_reading_room's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I had read and enjoyed The Queen's Gambit so was really looking forward to delving into another one of the same author's works, however, maybe due to the subject matter, I did not connect to these characters as quickly. The book seemed slow at times and virtually stopped at others, I found myself skipping pages of descriptions of events that held no interest to me or furthered the story. The novel was well written with characters that were colourful and had depth - I just found myself wanting to finish and be done rather than savouring the storytelling.
threehourzsleep's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
creechance's review against another edition
4.0
This book was good, but not at all what I was expecting. The film adaptation, which I have always loved and is the reason I picked up the book, doesn't even really attempt to follow the book. Amazingly, they're both good on their own.
msscribe_stan's review against another edition
2.0
this book was definitley not for me, a non-male 15-year-old who knows nothing about pool. i still read it though. 2/5
citizen_noir's review against another edition
5.0
Walter Tevis is best known for THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, thanks to the hit Netflix series. (Note to Netflix fans, the book is W-A-A-Y better!) THE COLOR OF MONEY is just as good. There's something about the author's writing style that is so easy to read, so deceptively simple. I picked this up on a six hour flight from DC to LA and ended up reading almost the entire book. I loved it and plan to read the first Fast Eddie Felson, THE HUSTLER, asap.
vikibarcs's review against another edition
1.0
"So few women could do anything."
Is a throw-away line on p267 that any reader might be tempted to skim over, because it doesn't suit the character of Fast Eddie that we have, after The Hustler and the first 266 pages of the Color of Money, have come to know so well.
Eddie's relationships with women in both books are weird, we never meet his mother so we don't know why he finds women so confusing and difficult, but it's never a driving force for the plot or motivations of Fast Eddie Felson.
No, that line is from the mouth of Walter Tevis. Walter Tevis who in his last few years of life left his family and in his confusion ran to New York, over came his drinking problem, and tried to write again.
Here's a fun fact: Tevis' first wife was also a writer. But she handled herself, no drinking problem, no runaways to Mexico, no mistress in NYC to help her overcome her crippling alcoholism and writer's block. I feel sorry for her. Because Tevis clearly didn't think very much about women, and he clearly didn't think very much before beginning to write this awful book.
Is a throw-away line on p267 that any reader might be tempted to skim over, because it doesn't suit the character of Fast Eddie that we have, after The Hustler and the first 266 pages of the Color of Money, have come to know so well.
Eddie's relationships with women in both books are weird, we never meet his mother so we don't know why he finds women so confusing and difficult, but it's never a driving force for the plot or motivations of Fast Eddie Felson.
No, that line is from the mouth of Walter Tevis. Walter Tevis who in his last few years of life left his family and in his confusion ran to New York, over came his drinking problem, and tried to write again.
Here's a fun fact: Tevis' first wife was also a writer. But she handled herself, no drinking problem, no runaways to Mexico, no mistress in NYC to help her overcome her crippling alcoholism and writer's block. I feel sorry for her. Because Tevis clearly didn't think very much about women, and he clearly didn't think very much before beginning to write this awful book.