Sunset Park: A Novel Audiobook

" Great stuff. I've read a few of his books, but this is the most enjoyable, most satisfying, most profound since Leviathan. "

" Could have been Williamsburg with the high hipster quotient but enjoyable characters. "

" I liked many things about this book but not the ending. Give the children of Sunset Park a little credit, Paul. They're not as hopeless as you want them to be. "

" I thought the form of this novel was terrific. It is quintessential Auster. Things just happen, causing more things to happen, and all of a sudden there you have it - life! Ha! I am slightly dissapointed in the ending as I feel the main focus of the story shifted may have to the wrong character. But I am still mulling over why that happened, and know there is a good reason for it - Auster being the writer he is. A truly great one! "

" Really good, a bunch of interesting and totally different characters thrown together in the hotspot of modern life. It could have been a little more subtile, just a little! "

" Paul Auster is smart. So is this book. "

" I read Auster's New York Trilogy for university and wrote my exam on it. For all the work I put in I really enjoyed it. This is a lot different to New York Trilogy, which was an exemplary example of postmodern literature. Sunset Park is a much simpler story, set around the lives of a small cast of characters who decide to squat in an abandoned house in a quiet part of Brooklyn. The novel still carries that Auster genius, with erudite intertextual references to other literary works and film. The characters are very much alive and very interesting. "

" Would not have finished this book except it was for my book club. I didn't warm to any of the characters or the yukky sex scenes that did nothing to move the story forward. I'm really not sure what the author was trying to say, but whatever it was I missed it. "

" Really good, a bunch of interesting and totally different characters thrown together in the hotspot of modern life. It could have been a little more subtile, just a little! "

" Just finished this and am still contemplating the ending. "

" It had no real beginning, no ending and what was in between was not very interesting "

" Wow. A sinuous, tense, ticking clock race against time about real people struggling with the vagaries and trials of life. Hang on - and throw your Hollywood cap under the bed until you finish. "

" Liked this story a lot - a new writer for me, and I will be reading more of him. "

" Auster delves into the lives of young people dislodged by recession. The characters are well defined, consistent, yet they still managed to surprise me at times. The dynamics of friendship and family are explored, too. "

" Not my favorite coming from Auster. Usually like his books much more. This one just felt a bit boring and flat to me. "

" My first Auster. Enchanted while reading it, it doesn't have any staying power other. "

" not interesting at all. the writing itself was good though. "

" A minor work by Auster, but still worth reading. "

" This book is supposedly about the economy crashing in 2008, but I think it's more about Paul Auster finding Wikipedia in 2007. So many unnecessary lists! Also, a lot of educated men lusting over uneducated women and all the characters had the same voice. "

" Something of the same flavour as Brooklyn Follies (as opposed to Auster's earlier stuff) but generally a much more enjoyable story. A little bit of believable grit and some compelling characters. Very much enjoyed reading it but not hugely substantial. Good yarn. "

" First work by Auster I've read since the New York Trilogy. Excellent, surprisingly sentimental, but focused and humane. Loved it. "

" Engaging and existential entwinement of a rich cast of characters squatting in an abandoned house in NYC. "

" Each of these characters merits a fleshed out story of their own as opposed to just being sketches of each in order to stitch together the narrative. "

" This is my first Paul Auster book. While I admire his language and sentiments, there are certain elements in the book come un-natural to me. The lengthy history of baseball, the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo etc. Well, I will read New York Trilogy before I form an opinion about this author. "

" I absolutely did not like this book. It is a hodge podge of stories of flawed and tedious people. There were many things that had nothing to do with the storyline. It seemed like the author needed filler to make story longer. I learned more about past baseball players that I never wanted to know. "

" Interesting book- worth the read! I feel like it could have been a little bit more, but maybe that is what keeps you interested... also it is about the right length, much more would have ruined it. "

" Really enjoyed this one; flew through it, too. Auster has a real knack for flow, as well as creating characters that don't instantly make me cringe (something easily done by a less skilled writer with the same material). "

" couldn't hold my attention. didn't get past the first few chapters "

" Very powerful book. Direct and honest. "

" Not quite as good as his other books... "

" Auster delves into the lives of young people dislodged by recession. The characters are well defined, consistent, yet they still managed to surprise me at times. The dynamics of friendship and family are explored, too. "

" Some characters realistic, the New York I want to know. "

" Never felt any real connection or cared for the central character... and the dialogue was flat and stilted. I cannot recommend this book and was disappointed, as the premise sounded intriguing. "

" It's hard not to love Auster's commentary and one liners. But after a while you notice that the story is there to hold these observations together, not the other way around. "

" Listened to Sunset Park, narrated by Paul Auster, via Audible.com download to my iPhone "

" This book was very well written and all of the characters well developed. No twists and turns, just a story about these characters lives. The ending was a huge let down that did not coincide with the remainder of the book. "

" Promising, but utterly unconvincing ending (losing your pc means losing three years of work? Doesn`t anybody in New York make backups?) means losing a full star. "

" This was a bear to read. There was nothing of an content. I enjoyed TIMBUCTU. But this was no where near that. "

" Compelling characters, beautifully written. I like Donna Seaman's review from the book jacket: "Every element is saturated with implication as each wounded, questing character's story illuminates our tragic flaws and profound need for connection, coherence, and beauty." "

" I still feel the story of Miles Heller was cut short. I would have liked it more if it had taken me a little bit further. Nevertheless, another fascinating Auster novel. "

" My intellectual friend says that Paul Auster is one of the only great writers of our day. Hmmmm...he won't even read Harry Potter, that snob!<br/> "

" well written but the ending was flat "

" Wonderful characters and a setting I could relate to. This is more about people than plot but it is an interesting and compelling family and friends drama. "

" Man, you think you got problems! "

" Would not have finished this book except it was for my book club. I didn't warm to any of the characters or the yukky sex scenes that did nothing to move the story forward. I'm really not sure what the author was trying to say, but whatever it was I missed it. "