Rickey and G-Man Liquor, Book 2, (Paperback)

from surreality

Plot: Predictable plot, but the book relies on the scenes and characters to drive it rather than an overall goal to be achieved (which, however, is what the plot is all about). Characters: The characters are a bit pale. Rickey gets the most attention and it shows. G-man already falls flat and fee...

from AltheaAnn

I've been planning on reading this book since it came out (yep, I guess six years is about an average lag-time for me to get around to reading something.)Of course I heard all about what a shocking departure this was from her earlier writing, blah blah...Well, it's really not. (Shocking, or a dep...

from Tyllwin

I was an early fan of Poppy Brite's early work, but I so hated, hated, HATED, _Exquisite Corpse_ that I wouldn't crack the cover of anything else she wrote for well over a decade. This book was out for a few years before I gave it a chance. But this is a very different Poppy Z. Brite from a decad...

from jewelryladypam

I think Poppy Z. Brite is a good writer because, despite the fact that I didn't really like this book, I did actually finish it. And I'm glad I did because I liked the ending - the last 10 pages or so. As for the storyline . . . let's just say that I was happy to see this book end. I got tired of...

from Flamika

In this novel, Brite breaks from her genre of gothic horror and instead goes into the world of kitchen chefs in the New Orleans as main characters Rickey and G-man try to establish their own restaurant. Brite's style has changed, but it's not a bad thing. Liquor is a great novel with believable c...