The Counselor, Cormac McCarthy
The Counselor, Cormac McCarthy
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The Counselor
A Screenplay

Author: Cormac McCarthy

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/01/2013

Synopsis

On the eve of becoming a married man, the Counselor makes a risky entrance into the drug trade-- and gambles that the consequences won' t catch up to him. Along the gritty terrain of the Texas- Mexico border, a respected and recently engaged lawyer throws his stakes into a cocaine trade worth millions. His hope is that it will be a one-time deal and that, afterward, he can settle into life with his beloved fiancee. But instead, the Counselor finds himself mired in a brutal and dangerous game-- one that threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves. Deft, shocking, and unforgettable, McCarthy is at his finest in this gripping tale about risk, consequence, and the treacherous balance between the two

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed on April 09, 2017

I've always enjoyed the dialogue in McCarthy's novels, but stripped of the prose his dramatic works are inevitably crippled. Additionally, reading a screenplay like The Counselor is not the natural way to absorb it, as so much of the intended artistic content is visual and left in the hands of the d......more

Goodreads review by Howard on April 29, 2022

5 Stars for The Counselor: A Screenplay (audiobook) by Cormac McCarthy read by Jonathan Davis. This is such a dark and disturbing story and I just love it. It’s one of my favorite movies. Who knew that Cameron Diaz could pull off such a wicked character. Since this is a screenplay, this story really......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on July 19, 2023

This was a good screen play. I shall give a full review at a later date.......more

Goodreads review by Wayne on May 25, 2019

4.5 For the life of me, I can't understand how this one only has a 3.34 rating? I've read all Cormacks novels and now I'm down to reading his plays, and this one just emphasized my disappointment that I am running out of material by him to read. If you are a Cormack fan I would recommend this one. Fu......more

Goodreads review by Abe on March 24, 2017

McCarthy is a genius. He can take a story that at first seems like it might be a simple thriller and convert it into a deep, philosophical tale woven with metaphor - all while maintaining every ounce of thrill and grit. This is one cool story, and its implications are shocking. The dialogue rocks.......more

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