Lush Life: A Novel by Richard Price Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lush Life: A Novel
Book Review: Boring Story, Boring Character, Overrated novel
Summary: 1 Stars
This book was highly recommended to me by my local indie bookstore owner. The book started off kind of weird. Within the first few chapters, Price introduced what seemed like hundreds of characters without really clearly identifying any of them. I had a very difficult time keeping track of all the characters.
The first few chapters were interesting and paced well. But then, after the murder of Ike, the book just DRAGGED on and on and on and on.
It was probably one of the most boring books I have read in my adult life. And since I almost always finish a book even if I don't like it, I finished this one. It seemed like it took forever to finish, probably due to the fact that I fell asleep almost every time I even glanced at the cover.
The blurb on the dust jacket basically tells you the entire story. There is no real MYSTERY that needs to be solved. You, the reader, know who killed Ike. You know WHY he killed Ike. You know everything. The only mystery that needs to be solved is: do the police ever find and arrest the murderer.
If you enjoy boring books with no real plot and wishy-washy charters who you really never feel any connection to, then this is the book for you. But, if you are like me and need a well thought out, interesting storyline and fleshed out charters, skip this one.
This was the first novel of Price's that I have read. I doubt I will be reading any of his other works.
Book Review: Borrow this book...
Summary: 2 Stars
I can count on both hands the number of books I haven't finished in my 50 years on this earth (and believe you me I've read a LOT of books) but this one was just TOO confusing. I thought it was just me until I talked about it to my Mom and she agreed that she felt the same way. And we both LOVE books! I'm VERY glad that I borrowed the book from my local library!Book Review: Brilliant
Summary: 4 Stars
Price is a unique and brilliant writer. Lush Life is an excellent and original novel. Beautifully conceived and executed. It shows the complexity behind any incident in life...in this case, a mugging and murder. Thank you Richard Price for doing the difficult job of creating your art and writing this novel. Well Done!Book Review: Catch him. Next time.
Summary: 3 Stars
I admire Richard Price -- particularly his dialogue -- but found this very confusing -- and the main character (?) Eric Cash -- less than compelling. Catch him. Next time.Book Review: Comedy or Tragedy, it's Hard to Tell, but it's One Darned Good Book
Summary: 5 Stars