Lush Life: A Novel
by Richard Price
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Book Reviews of Lush Life: A Novel
Book Review: Fantastic book, one of the best in the last couple of years
Summary: 5 Stars
Author Richard Price has really honed his storytelling in "Lush Life," the story of a police investigation of a murder in New York's Lower East Side. The language is tough, the atmospherics minimal, but Price provides enough detail for the reader to feel the drama in each scene. Especially artful are the scenes of police interrogation, however misdirected. This novel will be studied years from now for its perfect snapshot of the zeitgeist of the post-9/11, hipster era in New York. It's a perfect work of art that anticipates its criticism, and engulfs the small-minded.Book Review: Portrait of the Lower East Side
Summary: 3 Stars
I used to live in the East Village, three blocks from Houston, and Lush Life brought back a lot of memories of the Lower East Side - at least the privileged white part that I remember. Price roams much further than I or my friends ever did, and the imagined lives and voices of the police, Chinese immigrants, and kids from the projects are fascinating.
As other reviewers point out, the plot is very thin, and if you are looking for a procedural you'll be disappointed. This is a set of character studies, and the most interesting is the LES itself.
Book Review: A good abstraction , but no bone-rattling plot.
Summary: 3 Stars
That's the way I would describe this baby. If you're into atmospheric novels and don't mind the absence of plot ( Claire Messud fans out there?) , then you'll like this. Lush life is about a mood; a New York moment captured; crumbling and cast to the side in a few years for a new kind of the same. Gritty and smooth at the same time, it is an exercise in abstract crime writing. The equivalent of modern art for me; something you cock your head at and say " I don't think I know what this is really, but I kinda like it."Book Review: Made me an Avid Richard Price Fan!
Summary: 5 Stars
I rarely read books more than once, but having read this a few months ago, I recently picked it up again because I had run out of new books to read. I had planned on reading a few chapters until a fresh book arrived from Amazon. Well, my new books arrived, but I couldn't put Lush Life down and read it through til the end. Enjoyed reading it even more the second time around. Now, I've ordered several other Richard Price novels. Love his writing style and the wit of his characters.Book Review: Another unforgettable picture of urban decay
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of Price's work since reading "Clockers" many a year back, and I've tried to keep a close eye on his output. To my lights, this is his best book in some time. I think it is more cohesive and satisfying than "Freedomland" which had flashes of brilliance but failed to deliver in the end. Reading this book really made me want to hang out on the Lower East Side, crime, filth and all. There is so much character in the city and no one captures it as well as Price.