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    The Counselor: A Screenplay
    The Counselor: A Screenplay
    The Counselor: A Screenplay
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Counselor: A Screenplay

    Written by Cormac McCarthy

    Narrated by Jonathan Davis

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781470381776
    The Counselor: A Screenplay
    Author

    Cormac McCarthy

    Cormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including Blood Meridian, Child of God and The Passenger. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country for Old Men – the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.

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    • 3/5
      Been thinking a lot about this screenplay since I finished it.I love the scenarios McCarthy has envisioned, but there are things, and characters, that do not come together for me.I will not elaborate due to spoilers, but too much is left unexplained and disconnected for me to recommend this book to anyone.Again, 3 stars for McCarthy storytelling, but not cohesive enough for more than that.Thinking watching the movie won't help, but I will try, because well damn, it's by Cormac McCarthy.