Lush Life, by Richard Price
Categorized in: 52 Books/52 Weeks
A virtuoso, beautiful book about cops, crime, history, urban development, and the ghost kicked up by the old becoming new. Pure pleasure on every page, from Price’s rhythms of daily life and delicious dialogue. I was surprised, though, at how much the Brooklyn funeral revived my distaste for the NYC hipster scene.
Books: 65/52
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Hey – I read this recently too. Weird. Any other hot recommendations for holiday gifts?
Mostly books, I guess: Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon and Songs for the Missing, by Stewart O’Nan are my two favorite new books of the fall.