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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a Great Racket!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Love Is a Racket (Mass Market Paperback)
John Ridley seems to have been inspired by the works of James M. Cain and Jim Thompson. He takes that inspiration and mixes it with his unique updated style and creates greatness. This story of Jeffty Kittridge trying to rise up from the bottom is funny, exciting and sad. If you are familiar with an urban environment, you will recognize some of these realistic characters. People like these really exist in cities all across this country. I really enjoyed this novel. I can't wait to read more from Mr. Ridley.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The art of the con, artfully told,
By A Fan (Two Steps From The Blues, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love Is a Racket (Hardcover)
It would be too easy to say that Ridley puts Jim Thompson's characters in the sub-basement of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. There are echoes of both masters in this book, but mostly in the sense that the people and places are made real by Ridley's skill. The pace is brisk, and the dialog sparkles. If there is one quibble, it is with one (unnecessary) sentence that telegraphs the ending, but this doesn't detract from the entertainment the book provides. It may not be great literature, but it is great fun.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another Stepping Stone to Greatness,
By A Customer
This review is from: Love Is a Racket (Hardcover)
I read John Ridley's first novel, 'Stray Dogs' and was pleased. Beyond that, however, it didn't blow me away. It was nasty, compact and smartly written, but in the end I deemed it merely servicable. Thank God I picked up his sophmore effort to show me exactly how much Ridley has grown as a writer. Love is a Racket is smarter, funnier, edgier, more densely plotted and filled with a cast of deeply written characters. Plus, the ending was brilliant; both unexpected, and, if you think about it, the only way the whole thing could have ended up. All great writers get better with age; it's part of the evolution of their craft. With a second book this good, I can't wait for the release of Mr. Ridley's next book, 'We All Smoke in Hell.'
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