Will I love The Doorman?

This was my first experience reading Chris's stuff, and the moment I put it down I bought and read every Pavone novel (there are only a half dozen or so, so it's a highly doable thing). There are plenty of reasons to love his stuff, but for me the #1 reason is the sheer audacity and gorgeousness of his paragraphs -- his descriptions, especially, of scenes, of eras, of the essence of social moments, of social strata and the slices of humanity he looks at -- it's like a master class in narrative prose on every page. Frequently I'll read… show more.

Oh WOW was this amazing! Spectacular, really!

Stephen King recommended this book, and I do whatever the master says.

This book was SO New York, SO chaos, SO street, all of which I grew up with, and am super-familiar with, and can vouch for all the grit on display.

The author could not be more real, and the characters could not be more compelling and fully-fleshed, and the plot was geniously composed.

Highly satisfying and what-happens-next, from beginning to end. If this is not a movie within the next 5 years, then Hollywood isn't looking in the right corners. I'm… show more.

What a brilliant portrait of New York today. Pavone tackles every walk of life, from lowly service worker to billionaire, and he creates such a rich tapestry. And he does all this while also spinning a thrilling plot!