Review: Lush Life
Avis de journaliste - Bookreporter.com - Max FalkowitzThere's something Dostoevskian about Richard Price's writing for his way of ensnaring a whole atmosphere and richly turning it into an authentic aesthetic environment. He captures Lower East Side New York just as Dostoevsky does for St. Petersburg, with a full set of tensions and passions, blazing and smoldering, all full of life. And while Price lacks Dostoevsky's alltooRussian tendency to throw ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - PJ - GoodreadsI must admit, this genre is not one I typically pick for myself, but I am glad that I have, in this case. "Lush Life", written by Richard Price, is a really Good Read - something which is not ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Lee Hasard - GoodreadsPrice mounts captivating Lower East Side hustle in Lush Life Richard Price has been writing about the seamy side of big cities for years. In his 2008 novel, Lush Life, his mastery of the urban crime ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Tyler Collison - GoodreadsPrice gets four stars from me on dialogue alone. I don't know if I've ever read more quickly than when Matty is interrogating Eric early in the book. Also, kudos for creating an interesting narrative ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Rachel - GoodreadsWhen it comes to the police procedural, no one is better than Richard Price, but Lush Life is his weakest novel of the last fifteen years. Billed as a culture clash between the immigrants, working ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Greg - GoodreadsThere is a scene in the middle of Lush Life where the New York Post runs a story about one of the characters, a mid-thirties LES wanna-be someone but never will be anyone (or an aging failed hipster ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Judy - GoodreadsThe Lower East Side of New York City has multiple faces. Two are explored in this book. "Bohemers" live in pricy apartments surrounded by popular bars and trendy restaurants where the night life draws ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Yulia - GoodreadsLazily written, this book may well make for a good movie one day, but it seems Price has spent too much time writing TV scripts, he's forgotten how to write prose (of course, I've not read anything ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Sherry Chiger - GoodreadsLet me start by saying that I'm a huge Richard Price fan. His earlier books--Bloodbrothers and The Breaks in particular--were epiphanies to me, and for my money, Clockers is a contender for the Great ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Lush Life
Avis d'utilisateur - Jim Leckband - GoodreadsI'm not saying this as a bad thing, but right from the start it is like you are dropped into a Law & Order episode - I was wondering when Lenny Briscoe was going to do a drive-by one liner. The book ... Consulter l'avis complet
