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Book Reviews of Clockers

Clockers
Clockers
Author: Richard Price
ISBN-13: 9780380720811
ISBN-10: 0380720817
Publication Date: 12/1/1993
Pages: 630
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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7 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

WestofMars avatar reviewed Clockers on + 162 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I adored this book and the story of a cop and a drug dealer. I still smile when I see bottles of Yoohoo...

Really a touching, gritty, realistic tale.
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A disturbing novel that takes the reader right down on "the street" in the drug-ravaged 'hood of street-smart dealer Strike and the brutal and burned out cops who pursue Strike and his ilk. A powerful, harrowing read.
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Entertaining. This is an account of america's racially tinged drug wars, speaking harsh truths.
murder101 avatar reviewed Clockers on
If you liked the movie the book is much better.It gives you alot more depth to the charcters and makes the story far more real.
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Powerful atmospheric; a dark vision of American life. Ricard Price balances head long narritave with moments of insight and perception. An unforgetable picture of inner city despair.
suspense
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From the Publisher
A veteran homicide cop believes that at least one of two African American brothers charged with murder and drug possession is innocent, and his investigation thrusts him into a harrowing inner city landscape.

From The Critics
Playboy
Price propels each scene with vivid dialogue that crackles with realism.

People
Price displays a near perfect ear for street language . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either.
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I recommend this book. It is a complex, fictional book about the 'street-life' of a drug dealer and the police who pursue him. Character development is excellent and subplots are numerous and thick. A long read but worthwhile. I would rate it 8/10.