- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Berkley (MM); Reissue edition (April 18 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425176363
- ISBN-13: 978-0425176368
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 254 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #624,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A behind-the-scenes view of a major New Orleans hotel, the St Gregory, which introduces a host of characters - the tycoons who run the industry and the staff and guests in the hotel. The book became the basis of a major TV series.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Predictable" and "formulaic" aptly describe this Arthur Hailey novel, which follow a cast of characters whose loves and lives converge at the luxurious St. Gregory Hotel in New Orleans. Yet through skillful abridgment and Victor Garber's ability to depict characters with various accents, this fast-paced audiobook is quite enjoyable. It would make great listening for a long trip. A.A.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
--This text refers to the
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good stories never seem to get dated,
By Brian Wochele (Oconomowoc, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hotel (Paperback)
I was attracted to this book after I seeing it on the shelf (while looking for Alex Haley's "Roots") and reading the forward. The development of the intertwining plots held me for the length of the book and reading the last 30 pages left me with a feeling of a job well done (both for me and the author).
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Hotel: Surprising complex and thought provoking,
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This review is from: Hotel (Paperback)
Wow! I was not expecting this book to be so rich in detail, context, theme and character development. On one level it's just a very descriptive outline of 5 days in the life of a luxury hotel in New Orleans in the early 1960s. Hotel also takes a critical stance in the civil rights issues of the era. Through carefully crafted characters, it comes out pro-desegregation but does it without wielding a heavy hand. Then at the individual characters and vignettes, the book is about karma and how little decissions can add up to either good things happening or extremely bad things happening.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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great book,
This review is from: Hotel (Paperback)
this one is very well researched ... great ending and absolutely no loose ends
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