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The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers Audiobook
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Fans of the eccentric and edgy films of the Coen brothers know there's more going on in their films than meets the eye. Award-winning author and columnist Cathleen Falsani is the perfect guide for Coen fans, inviting them to take a deeper look at the popular films, from their debut Blood Simple to the recent Burn After Reading and all the strange and wonderful films in between.
Falsani looks at the deeper meanings that can be mined from each quirky and enduring Coen film, including such cult favorites as Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and No Country for Old Men. With a journalist's keen analysis, she unpacks the theological, mythological, ethical, and philosophical content. Readers will discover that the critically acclaimed Coen brothers speak to eternal questions with darkly intelligent humor.
Coen fans, churched and unchurched of all faiths or none, will find in this book a spirited, thoughtful conversation with a good friend (who happens to be a film buff). Readers will appreciate this examination of the intersection of popular culture and spirituality.
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"A great companion book to the Coen Brothers movies. It makes the movies even more interesting to have some idea what the brothers have studied, thought about, included in their plots. I still can't get over the violence in the movies, and Falsani did not address that to my satisfaction!"
— Barbara (4 out of 5 stars)
The Dude Abides Listener Reviews
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" Some chapters are able to get more in depth on the films than others. I only read the chapters in which I had seen the film. So as not to ruin other movies I had yet to see. This was about 4 to 5 chapters. I think the book would have been better had it gone more in depth on titles instead of largely rehashing plots in the films. Interesting perspective though. "
— Magnus, 1/8/2014 -
" I am a HUGE Lebowski fan. In fact, I have a tattoo on my ankle that reads "abide." I think I gave this book 3 stars instead of 2 because I love the idea that Cathleen Falsani would write this book. I think I like the idea of it better than the book itself. As an English teacher, I kept hearing myself say to Ms. Falsani, "Expand...tell me more...yeah, so?" She spent more time summarizing the movies rather than analyzing them. I wanted more of her analysis because, clearly, she is a smart, insightful woman and the fact that she loves all things Coen makes me love her more. I would have read this no matter what so I wished it had even more words! I wanted her to dig deeper! But...that's, just like, my opinion, man. "
— Lauren, 12/30/2013 -
" This book was no good. Dont buy it. "
— Greg, 12/29/2013 -
" Sadly, much of the content of the book was just a rehashing of the plots of the Coen Brother's films. I'm a Christian who loves the Coens, but didn't get much out of this. The title and book cover are cool, though. "
— Dean, 12/29/2013 -
" If you like the Coen Brothers and are familiar with their work, this is a comprehensive look at their films with the thread of spirituality or morality running through it. Very interesting. "
— Cornelia, 12/18/2013 -
" this was a terrible book. It consisted mainly of summaries of all the Coens' film with some "Here's how its kind of like the Bible" analysis. Any educated person can do such analysis on their own. "
— David, 11/28/2013 -
" Most of the chapters are devoted to rehashing the plot which, if you're a Coen brothers fan, you already know by heart. The last half-page is devoted to some semi-Judeo/Christian religious analysis. Not for me, personally. "
— Jake, 11/17/2013 -
" A religious take on all the films made by the Coen Brothers. It was a fun and entertaining read. "
— Heather, 11/8/2013 -
" Lots of fun and basically correct. Not overly serious or scholarly, which is fine by me. Coen Brothers' fans who are also theologically inclined (which ought to be all of them) will get a big kick out of this one. Makes for a good gift as well. "
— Steven, 7/31/2013 -
" Don't waste your money. Littered with inaccuracies, not much better than a Wikipedia-level summary of the Coens' movie, and a constant example of putting meaning into places where it wasn't originally. "
— Andrew, 6/2/2013 -
" This is a must read for fans of the Coen Brother movies. I hadn't seen all of their movies (most but not all) and even enjoyed the Judeo/Christian interpretation of those. "
— Antoinette, 1/10/2013 -
" overly simplistic, fluffy read--her analysis reads like an undergrad paper; wished for more from this book. "
— Johanna, 4/8/2012 -
" A glorified bunch of movie reviews and little in the way of penetrating analysis. I have written more about Lebowski philosophy on my own. I hate to be critical, and Falsani can certainly write, but I was enormously disappointed. "
— Phil, 12/23/2011 -
" I love Coen Brothers films and I loved this book! Simple spirituality in an easy to understand format! "
— Daniel, 12/3/2011 -
" Lots of fun and basically correct. Not overly serious or scholarly, which is fine by me. Coen Brothers' fans who are also theologically inclined (which ought to be all of them) will get a big kick out of this one. Makes for a good gift as well. "
— Steven, 6/14/2011 -
" A religious take on all the films made by the Coen Brothers. It was a fun and entertaining read. "
— Heather, 5/31/2010 -
" Most of the chapters are devoted to rehashing the plot which, if you're a Coen brothers fan, you already know by heart. The last half-page is devoted to some semi-Judeo/Christian religious analysis. Not for me, personally. "
— Jacob, 3/11/2010 -
" This book was no good. Dont buy it. "
— Greg, 2/24/2010 -
" A glorified bunch of movie reviews and little in the way of penetrating analysis. I have written more about Lebowski philosophy on my own. I hate to be critical, and Falsani can certainly write, but I was enormously disappointed. "
— Phil, 1/23/2010 -
" this was a terrible book. It consisted mainly of summaries of all the Coens' film with some "Here's how its kind of like the Bible" analysis. Any educated person can do such analysis on their own. "
— David, 1/2/2010 -
" If you like the Coen Brothers and are familiar with their work, this is a comprehensive look at their films with the thread of spirituality or morality running through it. Very interesting. "
— Cornelia, 12/13/2009