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The Color of Money
Written by Walter Tevis
Narrated by Michael Butler Murray
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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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.
The Color of Money is the source of the 1986 film starring Paul Newman in the role he had originated in The Hustler.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent narration. Wonderful to return to Tevis, spurred by the series The Queen’s Gambit.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. Spiritual.
Not just a book, or a story: it is the culmination of a life’s experience and everything contained within that life. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"Fast" Eddie Felson was a pool shark twenty years ago. He dominated the underground pool circuit as a hustler for big bucks. Now he is playing exhibition competitions against his former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for cheap prizes. His future looks bleak as he sips his Manhattans. Thanks to a failed marriage Eddie has lost his pool hall business and he has no other real world skills to make a living. He has never had a 9 to 5 job that he liked. All he can do is what he has known since high school, shooting pool, playing the shark. He needs to reenter the world of competitive pool for money. But, how? He is an old man playing a young man's game. The rules have changed along with the style of play. He has a lot to learn and Minnesota Fats can only take him so far.