The Sunset Limited
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)

National Book Award/Pulitzer Prize winner McCarthy's (www.cormacmccarthy.com) 2006 play is, as per this book's subtitle. When college professor White attempts to jump in the path of an oncoming train, he instead lands into the arms of Black, an ex-con redeemed by Christianity who takes White back to his apartment to talk him out of his existential despair. Black gets most of the best lines here, talking rings around White and managing to prolong his stay through various tactics. Ezra Knight and Austin Pendleton voice Black and White, respectively, ably filling their roles. By limiting himself to dialog, McCarthy provides a more frank explication of his bleak philosophy than in his novels. Every collection should at least consider this.-John Hiett, Iowa City P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.