Lush Life: A Novel Audiobook

" I joined a book club and this is our first book. "

" When I first read this book, I didn't think much of it but it keep coming back to me. Every time I'm in the East Village, I think of scenes from this book that I didn't even know that I remembered. Now, I couldn't forget this book if I wanted to. "

" Entirely forgettable, well written, kind of a word candy book, fun to read but no substance. "

" An at times frustrating mashup of the overly familiar ("Law & Order" episode plotting, gruff burnout cops who really care) and the oft-dazzling way Price has with dialogue, most of which is masterly here. A cut above most police procedurals, but never transcends the genre (and if any genre writer could do that, it's Price). "

" The best book I have read in a long time. "

" Ok - Watching 'The Wire' is better... "

" Im a big Price fan but this one fell flat for me. Price is working so hard to build a masterpiece about a neighborhood in transition that in the process sketches in charachters that don't move or grow. "

" Pretty good, once I got into it. It reminded me of a gritty Law & Order. "

" CP = Criminal Possession "

" The dialogue is crackling, but i didn't think there was enough going on in this to warrant its 500+ pages. I finished it, but about 1/3 of the way through, I started thinking that there wasn't enough to the story. "

" Well written, too long, wait for the movie.... "

" I liked this at first. It kind of reminded me of the Wire (I think the author was one of the show's writers). However it really started to drag and became very repetitive. "

" Gritty crime novel. Like Law and Order without the FCC. "

" Started to read this book and eentually gave up. Not terrible as far as books go but it kind of reads like true crime which really is not my thing. "

" Reminded me in parts of The Wire (the awesome HBO series). "

" Great. Total page turner and very cinematic. Would not be surprised to see this as a movie. "

" I think this is only entertaining if you live in or know the Lower East Side. He writes his characters well and they are memorable but overall the story and everything falls a bit flat. Still, I liked it though. "

" After a good beginning, the book gets hung up about halfway through, and limps on to the end. I like Richard Price and I kept reading, thinking it would get better, but I was wrong. "

" Price is a terrific writer ranking right up there with Dennis Lehane when it comes to looking at the underbelly of American life. Price, who also has written for the great TV series THE WIRE, really shows his chops here. "

" Like reading a movie. Evaporates quickly from the mind "

" A murder on the Lower East Side "

" Good read. Really captures the LES at the turn of the millennium. "

" I struggled a bit getting into this book - but really liked it once I got into it. Just the first chapter or so was a bit rough for me. "

" I loved the dialog and enjoyed reading "Lush Life" but it didn't get as far into the characters as I wanted. "

" Reading this book is like watching a season of the Wire and I loved the show. Having watched the complete series of the show may have skewed my reading experience, nonetheless it's still a great read. "

" One of my favorite reads in years. Maybe because I live in New York, maybe because I met the author who was a writer on HBO's The Wire, maybe because it taught me about the lower east side and the downside of gentrification.. I don't know, I just really enjoyed it. "

" I love a good crime/detective thriller. Plus, LES. "