Reviews for Freedomland

The average rating for Freedomland based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-09-28 00:00:00 Kenneth Duncan I reviewed Clockers and Lush Life but not this mighty novel. What's that all about, hmm? Exhaustion, I think, because all these novels are quite similar and told in the same manically detailed no-stone-unturned way and they all do the same thing, which is to take a tale from the urban underbelly which could be easily summarised in two sentences and expand it into a 700 page brainmelt. I love them all, but I read Freedomland first (5 stars), then Lush Life (4 stars), then Clockers (3 stars). So hmm, I think Richard Price is wearing off. He needs to make a come-back. I think he should find a story from the seamy side of the American experience which you could easily summarise in ONE sentence and blow it up into a THOUSAND page novel. Actually, I think if you haven't read this guy, you could prolly read them in the reverse order to me, and your rating would also go 5, 4, then 3. But these three novels add up to 1,700 pages. That's like Lord of the Rings or sumpin. And all of these 1,700 pages are between a high three and a clear 5. There is not one page that drops to a two. So, you know, I urge you. Consider yourself urged. There is a guy who works for the same company I do whose name is Richard Price. I asked him, are you THE Richard Price. But he just said he was A Richard Price.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-12-29 00:00:00 Steven Dornacker this is an amazing book. After reading it I put it down and then read four more by Price--there's quite an evolution in his plotting. But throughout his books, the dialogue is as good as any I've read. His novels are as novels should be: deceptively easy to read--simple at first glance, but filled with complex prose and just enough wisdom that the reader doesn't notice until the last page is turned.