Book Overview
The earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's Terms of Endearment apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with The Evening Star. McMurtry takes us deep into the heart of Texas, and deep into the heart of one of the most memorable characters of our time, Aurora Greenway--along with her family, friends, and lovers--in a tale of affectionate wit, bittersweet tenderness, and the unexpected turns that life can take. This is Larry McMurtry at his very best: warm, compassionate, full of comic invention, an author so attuned to the feelings, needs, and desires of his characters that they possess a reality unique in American fiction.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0684857510
ISBN13:9780684857510
Release Date:June 1999
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:640 Pages
Weight:1.51 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Out of his many, one of his best.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
No writer in the last half of the 20th century was better at character development than McMurtry. In "Terms" he introduced us to Aurora Greenway; here he he expands and burnishes her character while he folds in a supporting cast of almost equally fascinating lesser characters. This was one of those rare tomes I wished would never end. You don't have to like her, but if you finish this book unaffected by la Greenway, you'd best read it again. Aurora's successful plan to ensure her young Grandson would never forget her is one of the most moving sequences I have ever read. Two years after first reading this novel and I still well up just thinking about it.
not perfect, but very good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
In typical McMurtry style, there is a good deal of humor and whimsy in this novel. For the first 400 pages or so I felt it was a bit overdone, but once I saw where the novel was headed, it made perfect sense. About the ultimate destination of the novel: it packs quite an emotional punch. Rare indeed is the novel that can make me cry, but this one did it.
As good as the first one!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
McMurtry's characters become so real to me that I can barely stand to let them go at the end of his books. I am so glad that I got to see what happened to the people from Terms of Endearment.
a must-read for a who fell in love with Terms of Endearment
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
Larry McMurty gives us another masterpiece of humor and tears in the continued saga of Aurora Greenway
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