The Color of Money

Name: The Color of Money
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Tevis
ISBN: 9781630154325

Author: Walter Tevis

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/25/2019

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Twenty years after he conquered the underground pool circuit in The Hustler, "Fast" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls. With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall behind him, Eddie is now ready to regain the skills needed to compete in a world of pool that has changed dramatically since he left. The real challenge comes when Eddie realizes that in order to compete with a new wave of young players, he must hone his skills in the unfamiliar game of nine-ball as opposed to the straight pool that had once won him fame. With a new generation of competitors, a higher-profile series of matches, and a waning confidence in his own abilities, "Fast" Eddie faces new challenges with unpredictable outcomes.

The Color of Money is the source of the 1986 film starring Paul Newman in the role he had originated in The Hustler.

About Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis (1928-1984) was an American novelist and short story writer. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money, and The Man Who Fell to Earth. His books have been translated into eighteen languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on April 24, 2021

5 Stars for The Color of Money: Eddie Felson, Book 2 (audiobook) by Walter Tevis read by Michael Butler Murray. This book really seems like the second book in a trilogy to me. It takes place in a interesting part of the character’s life where he makes a comeback and regains his greatness. And then t......more

Goodreads review by Sam on September 02, 2019

Like The Hustler, I never saw the movie of The Color of Money but I knew it was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Tom Cruise along with Paul Newman, reprising his role as “Fast” Eddie Felson. So I looked it up on IMDB after reading this book thinking Cruise’s character was Babes Cooley, the co......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 30, 2023

Rating: 4.55 For those who have seen the Paul Newman, Tom Cruz film, it has absolutely NOTHING in common with the book. Character driven, this is the story of Fast Eddie Felson who gained notoriety in the previous story titled "The Hustler". For those familiar it takes place in the 1950's and pits Ed......more

Goodreads review by Dave on February 21, 2021

The Color of Money is Walter Tevis’s 1984 sequel to The Hustler, written 25 years earlier, in 1959. Hustler was made into a classic movie featuring Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats and Paul Newman as "Fast" Eddie Felson. The Man Who Fell to Earth was also a hit soon after, with another movie featuri......more

Goodreads review by Lee on April 01, 2015

I was aware that this book followed The Hustler, but since I was holding it in my hand at the Attic , used book store, I thought I would read it first anyway. I had seen the movies based on both books and The Color... Seemed kind of off-base, not really about Fast Eddy, more about Tom Cruise. I was......more