Poppy Z. Brite's "Liquor", #125
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katikatNew Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they’re on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But ?rst they need to pacify a local crank who doesn’t want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey’s deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders.
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country’s most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?lé powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
Review: A book about liquor, New Orleans, friendship and love. That sums it up pretty well. Reading the book, you fairly feel how much the author loves New Orleans, its people and cooking - through tiny things she shows you how much she knows about the city, how deeply she understands it.
The love between Rickey and G-man is not only touching, but also quite realistic - they are not perfect, they have their flaws but they are still each other's world. Their love is simply there, it's not "in your face" but you can still feel it deeply. My favorite scene is the one where they sit with their arms around each other, pressing their foreheads together. That's all, no huge declarations of love.
The characters, the setting, everything, it just clicked with me. I'll be definitely buying the next books in the series.
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country’s most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, ?lé powder, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
Review: A book about liquor, New Orleans, friendship and love. That sums it up pretty well. Reading the book, you fairly feel how much the author loves New Orleans, its people and cooking - through tiny things she shows you how much she knows about the city, how deeply she understands it.
The love between Rickey and G-man is not only touching, but also quite realistic - they are not perfect, they have their flaws but they are still each other's world. Their love is simply there, it's not "in your face" but you can still feel it deeply. My favorite scene is the one where they sit with their arms around each other, pressing their foreheads together. That's all, no huge declarations of love.
The characters, the setting, everything, it just clicked with me. I'll be definitely buying the next books in the series.
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Date: 2009-11-03 11:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-03 11:41 pm (UTC)(that's my happy noise)
I'm so glad you liked this book! I love reccing this series to people!
And while I do love that moment too, it's only barely edged out for favorite by a moment a little bit before that, when teeny skin-and-bones G-man calmly, implacably, rips out of 300-lb Terence's grip and continues on his mission. Nothing can sway him, come hell or high water. That gets me every time.
(*Squeak!*)
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Date: 2009-11-04 08:28 am (UTC)