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Lush Life: A Novel
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13 hrs and 1 mins
Audible Release Date
03-04-08
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3.62 based on 360 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

What do you do?

Whenever people asked him, Eric Cash used to have a dozen answers: artist, actor, screenwriter....But now he's 35 years old and he's still living downtown, still in the restaurant business, working night shifts and serving the people he always wanted to be. What does Eric do? He manages. Not like Ike Marcus. Ike Marcus had what the Lower East Side wanted: he was young, good-looking, people liked him. Ask him what he did, and he wouldn't say "tend bar". He was going places, and he was going to live forever - until two street kids stepped up to him and Eric on Eldridge Street one night and pulled a gun. Ike's last words were "Not tonight, my man".

At least, that's Eric's version.

©2008 Richard Price; (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

What the Critics Say

"Price writes with the slightly manic desperation of someone determined to tell the absolute truth....This heightened, anxious awareness of moral and psychological complexity is one of the great accomplishments of first-rate writing." (The New York Times Book Review)

From AudioFile

Price's latest novel is a tale of two men going in completely different directions in their respective lives who are ultimately united after a single late-night incident. The story is wonderfully realized by narrator Bobby Cannavale. The reading is the stuff that makes audiobooks so wonderful: impassioned, authentic, and true. Cannavale's throaty New York accent brings these characters to life in a way that will make listeners feel nosy just by listening. Cannavale understands the complicated psychological narrative that Price has penned and never fails to captivate his listener through the mounting tension that builds from the very start. This reading is a remarkable performance that grips the audience and brings them into Eric and Ike's dark world. Fantastic! (c) AudioFile 2008

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Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0 "Okay"
By: Lois (Boston, MA, USA)
February 05, 2010
This was a good book, but it did not live up to the reviews it got when it was published. I found it hard to care about what happened....
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "A Life Of Crime Is NOT for ME"
By: George (USA)
January 12, 2010
Wow ! Can't wait to see the movie. Intellectual realism shows that the cops are our mindful thugs.
Don't lie to a cop. They have heard it all.
A livid case study showing how detectives lie to criminals to uncover the incriminating truth. Three swirling points of view; cop, criminal and witness.
How crimes are solved with a little luck and a lot of professional passion. Unsurpassed. Modern, frenetic "Crime and Punishment."
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Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "couldn't get into it"
By: Matthea (Jacksonville, FL, USA)
December 13, 2009
I kept losing track of the characters and lost patience. Listened to a couple of hours and quit.
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Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Excellent Novel, Great Narrator"
By: Kathy (Englewood, CA, USA)
October 31, 2009
An excellent listen. Price's writing style and ability to tell a good story along with Bobby Cannevale's wonderful narrating skills make this a must listen. Highly recommended!
1 of 2 people found this review helpful:
Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "unlistenable"
By: Brenda (HOLLISTON, MA, USA)
August 21, 2009
i've listened to over 100 books this is the first review i've written save yourself there's no feeling of attachment to any of the characters and there are many, many minutes of police interviews that are boring and fruitless i can't tell you what is even going on after 5+ hours and even though i got this far i just can't go any further to see if it gets better or redeems itself at the end b.
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