Lush Life: A Novel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release date: 2008-03-04
Hardcover
Author: Richard Price
Fiction, Fiction - General, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / General, General, Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural, Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.), Mystery fiction, Police
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Lush Life: A Novel
Date undefinedYes, this is a crime novel and the principal murder is shattering but it's also just one ingredient in a tragic stew of cops, thugs, and other walking wounded. The chief investigators find themselves hopelessly entangled in the lives of the victimized. A theme this author likes to explore. Price colors his characters with rich detail and creates dialogue that sings like urban poetry. This is like a literary version of the great HBO series "The Wire". He is one of the best novelists working today and I highly recommended it!
Lush Life: A Novel
Date undefinedI have always been impressed with Richard Price's novels and his ability to wow both literary critics and fans of crime fiction. _Lush Life_ starts out as strong as anything I have ever read by Price. As in the past, Price demonstrates himself as a master of dialogue and detail that have made him such a respected author in a often neglected genre. He had me hooked up until the middle of the book, all of which I read in one sitting way past when I should have gone to sleep. However, once a certain conflict is resolved (anyone who reads the book will know what I am talking about), the story seems to lose speed rapidly and devolve into a mere recitation of events rather than a well told tale.
Even though the plot seems to slow down midway through, Price is still able to use the characters and their actions as an examination of the people and history that make up life in a modern American city--or in this case a small area of a city. So, despite this not being Price's best novel, I still found it thoroughly enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone interested in reading an intelligent crime novel that is more than just a well paced page-turner.
Lush Life: A Novel
Date undefinedI'm having a really hard time trying to figure out where he's going with the plot. There are too many characters to keep up with and it drags on and on and on.
