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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece, Jun 4 2004
The Color of Light could possibly be the best book I have ever read. Combining every aspect of good literature you could ever want; humour, murder, sex, mystery, romance, tragedy. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry.
This story is about Charles Fuller, he is a writer, and the story covers over a decade in his life, so in some ways it has an 'epic' feel to it. Goldman creates several interesting characters in the story ( "Two Brew" Kitchel takes the triple crown ), but make no mistake the book is about Charles Fuller and nothing else.
Basically the synopsis is simple, a writer writes a very successful book in his early twenties and hits a 'writer's block' that spans into his Thirties. Fuller finds his passage again with the aid of a woman( well a couple of women actually )and once again returns to his old self.
This is a hugely simplified synopsis as this book has many sub-stories and twists. After reading several of Goldman's works I have discovered that the final two or three pages seal the quality of the fiction and leave the reader with full satisfaction. The only problem with this book...it had to end.
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The Writer. Guts & Sensitivity. Bravery & Phobia., Jul 28 1998
By A Customer
About the best novel in town regarding the development (creation) of a writer -- and also, a pretty nifty read about friendship, dreams, fear of success, love, storytelling, crippling idealism, and the merit in never giving up. Goldman's effortless (seeming) prose has the power to make you weep, or roar with laughter (sometimes in such rapid, manipulative succession, you'll fear you're developing mental problems!). Follow Chubb and Two Brew through college, successes, marriages, failures, the creative process, paranoia and maybe even a murder or two. Artistic, funny, so sad, and the kind of book that demands a third or fourth reading. A witty writer, William Goldman also has incredible strength in characterization, pace, dialogue (the best, no wonder Hollywood stole him away!), plotting, and "beauty of the tale." It's a shame that "the novel" (well, reading, in general) is a dying artform, but at least we've got an artist like Goldman to provide! us the kind of wonderous swansong which may revitalize the "wonder of books" (even if it IS 200 years in the future)...!
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A great story, Mar 26 1998
By A Customer
One of the best coming of age stories that I have ever read. Goldman once again captures the reader by permitting the reader to become part of the characters.
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