Samaritan (Abridged) Audiobook

" Simple, predictable plot, but very interesting characters. I love this guys ability to show the psychological complexity involved in being human. "

" I absolutely could not put this book down! Price, the author of "Clockers," writes the dialogue so effectively it felt like the characters were having their conversations right in front of me. It's pretty gritty, but absolutely one of the most fun reads I have had in a while! "

" Not bad. Plot moved along well, although I could have done without the last sevral chapters. Hated the main character--he's a total moron, very irritating. The whole book seemed to be trying to hard to be street-smart. "

" The Wire owes a lot to Richard Price - he writes great dialogue "

" The way he built the plot is interesting, and you've got to love the very natural dialogue. Don't expect a complicated intrigue, just enjoy the flow and you'll feel like you're in the scene. "

" this was my third book by Richard Price. the guy is so warm, has so much insight into people and our imperfections ... any of his books are so worth the read and have received a lot of critical acclaim. Price was one of the writers for The Wire, wrote Clockers and the screenplay for Color of Money, and more ... "

" I'm on a Richard Price kick- but this wasn't as good as Clockers or Lush Life. "

" pretty cool police procedural/character study with lots of streetwise dialogue and jersey flavor. different than what i usually read, so i enjoyed it for that. "

" A little risque, but very well written. "

" This is a well written book, but a bit drawn out so far... "

" Well written, very real characters. Some of it is grim and sad, but I really wanted to know who injured Ray. His relationship with his daughter is so typical. I really liked this book. "

" great read, wonderful main character, now I have to read some more by Richard Price. "

" Not unusually my genre but picked it up at a beach house. Thought it was dull and went on for too long. "

" Such a sad book - poverty, drugs, bad family life, bad decisions. A person does a good deed, and others want a free handout. This book is realistic but it just made me sad and angry to read it. "

" Read this one before - in my top 5 favorite authors. Now, listening to as an audiobook, oddly enough experiencing it more slowly, noticing all the gestures, the details. "

" Ray Mitchell is trying to give back to the neighborhood in NJ that helped make him, and he gets assaulted--why? His childhood friend, Nerese, also a former project kid and now a detective, tries to untangle the crime. Price is amazing at dialogue and character. "

" Started gangbusters but the more I read the less I cared what happened to Ray Mitchell. "

" This particular book sees Price moving somewhat away from his earlier form in a Tom Wolfe sort of a direction. Not ideal, but still a well-told story. "

" I've enjoyed everything I've read of Richard Price (Clockers, Freedomland). He's got a nail-on gift for inner-city dialogue, and his character development is gritty and absolutely believable. The story's not as interesting as Clockers, but still deserves a 5-star for his prose. "

" Action-packed, but a sweet story of friendship too. And a vivid portrait of New York, New Jersey. By the screenplay writer for 'The Color of Money" and "The Sea of Love." "

" Good read. Not as thrilled with the ending, but captivating. "

" I've been on chapter four of this book for the past 5 years. I go back to it to restart it because it haunts the back of my mind in those 4 chapters. It's intriguing enough that I've sworn to finish the book before I die, which should be just enough time. "

" Crime novel set in New Jersey. "

" A very solid Price novel. I really enjoyed the read. I love the setting of Dempsey NJ. "

" finished this a few months back. not as compelling as some of price's other novels, but the characterizations are especially strong, and they stick with you. "

" Not nearly as good as Clockers, but still a very well written crime story that doubles as an intimate portrait of life in our cities. "

" Hit a little close to home. Good characters. They're in every big city. "

" Picked up for £1 in the WH Smith sale, hurrah. One of the writers on The Wire so you know it’s good stuff and he wrote Clockers, a few scenes of which turned up in The Wire too. I wasn’t disappointed. "

" After reading Lush Life which I really liked, this was disappointing. The main character was too preachy, telling stories from his childhood, etc. Also, the use of flashbacks was annoying. "

" I loved Lush Life, and Samaritan kept me gripped with good writing and a drag-you-along story...in the end, all credit to Price - he had shown me the human failings of our Samaritan, and I was so disappointed in him, I wished I hadn't ever wasted my time on him. "

" I'm a huge fan of Richard Price. Deep characters, accurate dialogue, and all surrounding a crime mystery. "