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Title: Goodnight, Texas
Author: William J. Cobb
Narrator: Jonathan Davis
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-07
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
William J. Cobb's Book Sense 2006 Pick showcases a fishing town on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Goodnight is slowly being swallowed by an increasingly lifeless sea. Shrimpers and fishermen, with nothing to catch, watch their vessels rot in the stagnant brine. And then a gigantic sea creature, long believed extinct, washes ashore. But during the struggle to profit from this find, a menacing hurricane looms offshore.
©2006 William Cobb; (P)2007 Recorded Books
Critic Reviews:
"Cobb...expertly exploits the claustrophobic and incestuous atmosphere of smalltown Texas." (Publishers Weekly)
"Superbly written, dark and amusing, Cobb's portrait of this small town on the edge of disaster will stay with one long after." (Library Journal)
Members Reviews:
Well written but disappointed
Mr Cobb who writes in a style unlike Jack London, carried the story line through three quarters of the book. He however failed the ending. What happens to the charecters at the end? Did Gusef's restaurant reopen? Did Una and Faulk go off into the sunset? What happened to Leesha and Gabrial, or did he never come back to Goodnight. It's as though he got tired of writing the book and just ended the story. Though his description of the characters were well written,the ending left you with unanswered questions. 2 1/2 stars!
dying small Texas town
The Texas gulf town of Goodnight by the Sea, Texas is dying as the once profitable shrimping industry has tottered towards extinction due to the unfair global market and the destruction of the natural habitat by warmer temperatures. Former shrimper Gabriel Perez teaches driver's-ed and is now girlfriendless as Una Vu, a waitress, dumped him apparently for a fry cook Falk Powell.
Russian restaurateur Gusef learns that an alleged extinct zebra fish has landed on the nearby beach with a dead horse inside its stomach. He wants to use the fish as bait to bring in some new customers. He sends his fry cook Falk to at least photograph the gigantic corpse while he works on ways to make money off the caucus before the hurricane that is coming blows it back out to sea at a time when Gabriel plans to harm his teenage rival.
Readers will appreciate this look at a dying small Texas town with no future as events well beyond their control have destroyed their livelihood, aspirations, and future. The characters are a solid cast who make for a fine ensemble look at no tomorrow (except for the hustling Gusef) at least here with the hurricane symbolizing the end.
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Title: Goodnight, Texas
Author: William J. Cobb
Narrator: Jonathan Davis
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-07
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
William J. Cobb's Book Sense 2006 Pick showcases a fishing town on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Goodnight is slowly being swallowed by an increasingly lifeless sea. Shrimpers and fishermen, with nothing to catch, watch their vessels rot in the stagnant brine. And then a gigantic sea creature, long believed extinct, washes ashore. But during the struggle to profit from this find, a menacing hurricane looms offshore.
©2006 William Cobb; (P)2007 Recorded Books
Critic Reviews:
"Cobb...expertly exploits the claustrophobic and incestuous atmosphere of smalltown Texas." (Publishers Weekly)
"Superbly written, dark and amusing, Cobb's portrait of this small town on the edge of disaster will stay with one long after." (Library Journal)
Members Reviews:
Well written but disappointed
Mr Cobb who writes in a style unlike Jack London, carried the story line through three quarters of the book. He however failed the ending. What happens to the charecters at the end? Did Gusef's restaurant reopen? Did Una and Faulk go off into the sunset? What happened to Leesha and Gabrial, or did he never come back to Goodnight. It's as though he got tired of writing the book and just ended the story. Though his description of the characters were well written,the ending left you with unanswered questions. 2 1/2 stars!
dying small Texas town
The Texas gulf town of Goodnight by the Sea, Texas is dying as the once profitable shrimping industry has tottered towards extinction due to the unfair global market and the destruction of the natural habitat by warmer temperatures. Former shrimper Gabriel Perez teaches driver's-ed and is now girlfriendless as Una Vu, a waitress, dumped him apparently for a fry cook Falk Powell.
Russian restaurateur Gusef learns that an alleged extinct zebra fish has landed on the nearby beach with a dead horse inside its stomach. He wants to use the fish as bait to bring in some new customers. He sends his fry cook Falk to at least photograph the gigantic corpse while he works on ways to make money off the caucus before the hurricane that is coming blows it back out to sea at a time when Gabriel plans to harm his teenage rival.
Readers will appreciate this look at a dying small Texas town with no future as events well beyond their control have destroyed their livelihood, aspirations, and future. The characters are a solid cast who make for a fine ensemble look at no tomorrow (except for the hustling Gusef) at least here with the hurricane symbolizing the end.