The Fall Of Princes (Wheeler Large Print Book Series), by Robert Goolrick
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In the Spellbinding new novel for #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick, 1980s Manhattan shimmers like the mirage it was, as money, power, and invincibility seduce a group of young Wall Street turks. Together they reach the pinnacle, achieving the kind of wealth that grants them access to anything and anyone they want. Until, one by one, they fall. With the literary chops of Bonfire of the Vanities and the dizzying decadence of The Wolf of Wall Street, The Fall of Princes takes readers into a world of hedonistic highs and devastating lows, weaving a visceral tale about the lives of these young men, winners all . . . until someone changes the rules of the game. Goolrick paints a magnificently authentic portrait of an era, tense and stylish, perfectly mixing adrenaline and melancholy. Stunning in its acute observations about great wealth and its absence, and deeply moving in its deception of the ways in which these men learn to cope with both extremes, the novel travels from New York to Paris to Los Angeles to Italy to Las Vegas to London, on a journey that is as startling as it is starkly revealing, a true tour de force.
The Fall Of Princes (Wheeler Large Print Book Series), by Robert Goolrick - Amazon Sales Rank: #8927877 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-02
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.10" h x 5.70" w x 8.60" l, 1.04 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 324 pages
The Fall Of Princes (Wheeler Large Print Book Series), by Robert Goolrick Review “[E]ach chapter is haunting and compulsively readable, written in a bold, brash voice that aims for over-the-top and miraculously sticks the landing. Grade: A-“ —Entertainment Weekly “[E]legiac. . . While 'The Fall of Princes' patrols territory marked by Tom Wolfe, Jay McInerney and Michael Lewis, Goolrick writes with an immediacy and precision that make this world feel as if it is all his own. He is greatly aided in this by a finely tuned sense of bleak humor.” —The Washington Post "[W]hile [Goolrick] describes a way of life that may never be possible again, he also manages to convey its beautiful, tragic appeal in an unforgettable rush of prose. . . In a raw and breathless first-person voice, he shows us a lifestyle that has been written about before by writers from Tom Wolfe to Bret Easton Ellis and Jay McInerney...Irresistible, bittersweet.” —The Boston Globe “Comparisons will inevitably be made to other novels in a similar key. Jay McInerney’s 'Bright Lights, Big City' and Brett Easton Ellis’s 'American Psycho' come to mind. And 'Fall of Princes' shares something with these classics. Goolrick is a vivid writer with a penchant for electric scenes. And certainly he has shown us what it’s like to live with unfathomable wealth and privilege.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “[A]n addictive slice of semiautobiographical fiction . . . As if exorcising the demons of his past, Goolrick vividly plums the depths of fortune and regret. The result is a compulsively readable examination of the highs and lows of life in the big city.” —Publishers Weekly “[A] compelling, wholly seductive narrative voice . . . Goolrick’s stellar prose infuses this redemption story with a good deal of depth and despair, making it read like the literary version of The Wolf of Wall Street.” —Booklist “Goolrick is a superb writer . . . He's referred to his latest as both novel and autobiography; it carries both the artistic qualities of the former and the emotional truth of the latter . . . ranging from the tragicomic beats of Jay McInerney or Bret Easton Ellis to the repulsive behaviors in films like Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street . . . Goolrick is focused on the idea of loss and redemption, and shows the small ways by which we become human again.” — Kirkus Reviews “In this semi-autobiographical story set in the ’80s, the hero, to use that term loosely, is a Wall Street trader who lives a life beyond excess. The author “flushes with shame at the memory,” but remorse only comes after the fall where he ends up a clerk at a bookstore. Sparsely told, but brilliantly well done.” —NY Daily News “The bestselling author (2009’s A Reliable Wife) examines the “greed is good” lifestyle of 1980s Wall Street in his new novel. It traces the rise and fall of Rooney and his narcissistic band of hedonists, including all the excesses that went with that era of financial privilege — sex, drugs, booze and the finest of everything. And it’s true that money can’t buy you love.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram “A heart--wrenching, beautiful, darkly comic, deeply necessary tale that stuns again and again with razor-sharp prose and glittering wit. Robert Goolrick is, without question, one of the greatest storytellers of our time.” —Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife “Goolrick’s novel is a gorgeous testament to Manhattan’s hedonistic world where money, greed, sex, and misdirected desire proved to be poor substitutes for a sense of belonging.” –CurledUp.com“The Fall of Princes is a dark, intoxicating morality tale of a bygone generation, a world of excess and decadence and the price paid by some—but by no means all—of those who partook in the bacchanal. Robert Goolrick deftly peels back the layers of the high life of high finance and, with his impeccable prose, focuses his unflinching eye on the grittiness beneath the sleek facade of nightclubs, fashion, and monied Manhattan extravagance. Beautifully crafted, seductive and provocative in tone, Goolrick’s novel is a powerful read: honest, true, and deeply affecting.”–Garth Stein, author of A Sudden Light and The Art of Racing in the Rain
From the Back Cover Acclaim for The Fall of Princes “A heart-wrenching, beautiful, darkly comic, deeply necessary tale that stuns again and again with razor-sharp prose and glittering wit. Robert Goolrick is, without question, one of the greatest storytellers of our time.” —Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger’s Wife “Compelling, wholly seductive . . . Goolrick’s stellar prose infuses this redemption story with a good deal of depth and despair, making it read like the literary version of The Wolf of Wall Street.” —Booklist “Goolrick is a superb writer . . . He’s referred to his latest as both novel and autobiography; it carries both the artistic qualities of the former and the emotional truth of the latter . . . Goolrick is focused on the idea of loss and redemption, and shows the small ways by which we become human again.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Author In addition to his most recent novel, The Fall of Princes, Robert Goolrick is the author of three other books: The End of the World as We Know It, a memoir; his first novel, A Reliable Wife, with sales of more than 1 million copies; and his second novel, Heading Out to Wonderful. He lives in Virginia.R. C. BRAY has performed Off-Broadway in New York City, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and many stages in between. In addition to audiobooks, his work is heard in promos for The Biography Channel, A&E and CNBC. He lives in New England.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Beyond Excellent - A Classic By Drwo No doubt about it. Robert Goolrick is one of the best novelists - no, make that writers - working today and it is completely mysterious to this reader why this novel has not shot to the top of the bestseller lists nor why it appears to be largely unread? Perhaps it is simply too "close to the bone?" In essence, this is a story of how money corrupts and lots of it corrupts absolutely. "Rooney," the narrator, is flying to L.A., for the weekend, lounging about the Beverly HIlls Hotel, to Vegas for a friend's bachelor party, drinking, drugging and having sex all night and working all day, making millions and spending more and, eventually, he simply cannot keep it together.Others have outlined the plot - New York, circa early 1980's - the excess, the hubris of those who rode in limousines with blacked-out windows, parking within two steps of the entrance to anywhere the passenger desired, the long black car waiting, cocaine, booze and sex in the backseat with the limo driver waiting and probably watching.Eventually, too much is really too much, even for the principals of the "Firm," a brokerage firm, who demand 80 hour work weeks and results - money, money, money. Rooney's excesses lead to the inevitable and he is fired, his monetary lifeline severed. Unable to capitulate, even after his wife has taken everything liquid or which could potentially become liquid, he moves into a luxury hotel until the bills come due and when he cannot pay, he is forced to return to the rat infested apartment he occupied when he first came to New York.The narrative of this novel parallels the excesses of the late 1980's "Greed is Good," and the subsequent consequences of the credo, "Sex is Good." Rooney has testosterone to burn. Literally. In a cocaine and booze haze, he takes sex where he finds it and the more he does it, the more he likes it. In unisex bathrooms with both genders. Even as friends and acquaintances are diagnosed with AIDS, Rooney, self destructive to the core, just keeps heading south.This is not an easy book to review as it simply Does. Not. Stop. It is Sad in every way. That being said, it is so compelling I am going to do something I rarely do: start over and read it again. An undiscovered classic. Spread the word. This book deserves every accolade and a place on the best novels of the decade lists!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The Fall of Princes By J. Hamby Strong and compelling, Goolrick crafts a tale in a clever and fascinating way here. An indictment that is elegantly scathing and wryly compassionate at the same time.Excess, arrogance and entitlement are at the root of this slice of life, in-the-moment take on how the bright young men enjoy, abuse and finally look back on their moments of financial glory.Goolrick tells of the rapid rise of young men with plenty of promise. And plenty to dislike. He captures well the bravado and over-confident tone of the time. In his hands the time and place come alive. Rich with detail that defines rather than distracts. His eye is sharp and New York is caught in a way I found authentic and fascinating. In another lesser author's hands, it would have been too easy to simply overwhelm the story with labels and celebrity names and pretty much anything one could wiki or google of the period. I found that Goolrick manages to completely immerse the reader in his setting.At first I had a little trouble keeping the narratives separate. They overlap and often seem to almost blur into one. But that is part of the novel's charm in my opinion. The overlap gives it a strong rich cohesiveness in the beginning and Goolrick's prose is so smooth that at times I found myself too involved to care. Was I reading one man's story? Four? The details don't flat out make this as clear as it might seem until later on. Again though I want to emphasize that this is a strength. As the story continues. As the excess continues, the pending tragedy loom and never tries to trick the reader or provide much of a twist. You know what is coming and you pretty much know details from the start. Goolrick still kept me captivated and involved in how he approaches their 'falls'.What is the strongest point for me, was that Goorick defines the narrative characters in a way that is pathetic and outrageous and yet completely believable. You might not root for any of them but you will feel for them. Even the most disagreeable of them remains human and interesting. Faceted in a way that is neither completely reprehensible or cloyingly redeemed nobility.I read this in pretty much one sitting. Engrossing, tragic at places, highly amusing and overall a definitive piece of time and place that is captured perfectly. This will easily be one of the strongest works of fiction I have read this year.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. I really enjoyed Robert Goolrick's novel By Anne Clermont I really enjoyed Robert Goolrick's novel, A RELIABLE WIFE, but I absolutely loved THE FALL OF PRINCES. Goolrick gives us a behind the scenes look into the wild and extravagant world of 1980's: the splendor, the naïveté of the newly rich, the opulence of the parties and lifestyles, all followed by what happens when you fall. I was enthralled not just by the lifestyle, but by the prose, and Robert's ability to capture emotion, and loss, and regret and the change of an era that many of us haven't experienced the way he has. Brava! This is one to display on my bookcase, then go back and re-read.
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