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marisad's review against another edition
4.0
If you like the HBO series The Wire you will love this book. Alternates between the point of view of a homicide detective and a drug dealer in New Jersey. Reads just like the series and was a great find at the library.
jeremiea's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
dialhforhgai's review against another edition
5.0
“Because, man, if this city ain't Caleb's mountain, I don't know what is, and those giants out there are just stomping people into the ground.”
full_quieting's review against another edition
3.0
It's like a novelization of the HBO Show The Wire, (though I think it pre-dates The Wire) crossed with Neal Stephenson's Reamde. Might be longer than it needs to be, and it might have been about other things also/instead, in drafts before this one. Even though it's 600+ pages though, it's hard to say what I would cut. Good stuff.
kirsten0929's review against another edition
5.0
Easy 5-star. Fiction, but may as well have been non-fiction. Writing, amazing, told from the perspectives of the two main characters; characters, rich and real; story, interesting and compelling. But really the beauty is in the world he's created - no, maybe not created, because it's a world that already exists in real life, so it's more the world he takes us into. Felt a little like reading The Wire, if The Wire were a book instead of a tv show.
satorishaman's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
4.0
Gritty and well written urban mystery that gave me a whole new appreciation for Vanilla Yoo-Hoo (I'm a chocolate girl). The movie is NOT good, so don't waste your time.
cseibs's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Price's Lush Life and, for much the same reasons, I now love Clockers. Price has a spot-on way of getting the reader inside his characters heads. When he switched from Rocco to Strike, my whole outlook changed and I found myself believing each character's version of the crime, even though I knew both could not be true. Price spares none in his book and no one emerges a hero. Rather, every one is shown a human, flaws and all, and that authenticity is probably what I love most about Price's writing.
stevem0214's review against another edition
1.0
Probably among the bottom ten of books I've ever forced myself to read. It ranked down there with Mosquito Coast for me as one of my all time least favorites. It just dragged out FOREVER!!
I know Mr. Price is an excellent writer and this is an acclaimed book, but I thought it was just awful!!
I know Mr. Price is an excellent writer and this is an acclaimed book, but I thought it was just awful!!