The Passenger
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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Blends the rowdy humor of some of McCarthy’s early novels with the parched tone of his more apocalyptic later work." —The New York Times
Stella Maris, the second volume in The Passenger series, is available now.
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot’s flight bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that can only bring him harm, Western is shadowed in body and spirit—by men with badges; by the ghost of his father, inventor of the bomb that melted glass and flesh in Hiroshima; and by his sister, the love and ruin of his soul.
Traversing the American South, from the garrulous barrooms of New Orleans to an abandoned oil rig off the Florida coast, The Passenger is a breathtaking novel of morality and science, the legacy of sin, and the madness that is human consciousness.
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This book centers on Etta, a 17-year-old violin prodigy. During one of her performances, she is thrust back in time to the eighteenth century. I have read mixed reviews about this novel but based on the synopsis and the fantastic cover I decided to give it a chance. The positive thing to say is that I found the locations very interesting (a ship during the American Revolution, war-time London, Cambodia, ....). BUT the story is so incredibly slow and boring that I had to push myself to pick it up. Another big no-no for me is when I can't connect with the characters at all. Here I couldn't care less about the insta-love and what happened to all of them. ‘Passenger’ was just not what I wanted it to be. I'd like to know what happens next but will not read the next book in the series.
Der Passagier?
Ich dachte die ganze Zeit, es geht um einen Passagier. Aber ich glaube, ich war der Passagier. Nur wusste ich nicht, wo die Geschichte mit mir hin will. Der Protagonist wusste es allerdings auch nicht und ich glaube wir beide wissen nicht so genau, wo wir am Ende angekommen sind. Ich weiß nur das ich die besten und realsten Dialoge gelesen habe, wie nie zuvor. Ich war gerne dabei, wenn der Protagonist Menschen getroffen hat um sie reden zu lassen und ihnen zuzuhören. Eine tragische Geschichte, die mich trotzdem nicht auf die Wucht des Folgeromans 'Stella Maris' vorbereitet hat.
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Blends the rowdy humor of some of McCarthy’s early novels with the parched tone of his more apocalyptic later work." —The New York Times
Stella Maris, the second volume in The Passenger series, is available now.
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot’s flight bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that can only bring him harm, Western is shadowed in body and spirit—by men with badges; by the ghost of his father, inventor of the bomb that melted glass and flesh in Hiroshima; and by his sister, the love and ruin of his soul.
Traversing the American South, from the garrulous barrooms of New Orleans to an abandoned oil rig off the Florida coast, The Passenger is a breathtaking novel of morality and science, the legacy of sin, and the madness that is human consciousness.
Book Information
Posts
This book centers on Etta, a 17-year-old violin prodigy. During one of her performances, she is thrust back in time to the eighteenth century. I have read mixed reviews about this novel but based on the synopsis and the fantastic cover I decided to give it a chance. The positive thing to say is that I found the locations very interesting (a ship during the American Revolution, war-time London, Cambodia, ....). BUT the story is so incredibly slow and boring that I had to push myself to pick it up. Another big no-no for me is when I can't connect with the characters at all. Here I couldn't care less about the insta-love and what happened to all of them. ‘Passenger’ was just not what I wanted it to be. I'd like to know what happens next but will not read the next book in the series.
Der Passagier?
Ich dachte die ganze Zeit, es geht um einen Passagier. Aber ich glaube, ich war der Passagier. Nur wusste ich nicht, wo die Geschichte mit mir hin will. Der Protagonist wusste es allerdings auch nicht und ich glaube wir beide wissen nicht so genau, wo wir am Ende angekommen sind. Ich weiß nur das ich die besten und realsten Dialoge gelesen habe, wie nie zuvor. Ich war gerne dabei, wenn der Protagonist Menschen getroffen hat um sie reden zu lassen und ihnen zuzuhören. Eine tragische Geschichte, die mich trotzdem nicht auf die Wucht des Folgeromans 'Stella Maris' vorbereitet hat.