- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (Aug 19 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076534050X
- ISBN-13: 978-0765340504
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #504,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Biz! Booze! Broads! It's difficult to envision the sort of trashy story lines that made The Carpetbaggers and Stiletto such memorable hits getting any sleazier, but this nuanceless book achieves the impossible. The fourth in the Forge line (The Secret; The Predators; Never Leave Me) of posthumously published Robbins novels (Robbins died in 1997) finished by "a carefully selected writer" follows the story of four boyhood pals from dead-end 1970s New Jersey who recreationally beat a local loser to death one drunken Saturday night. The ringleader, a "cheat" named David Shea, gets do-gooder friend Cole Jennings to take the fall for him. The novel meanders aimlessly through the subsequent maturation of Dave into a scheming inside trader and Cole, who served three years' probation for involuntary manslaughter, into a well-meaning but weak-willed lawyer; the two team up to run crooked investment deals while pursuing leisurely wife-swapping and generally screwing everything in sight. While Cole and his wife, Emily, manage to weather the storms of such a lifestyle, Dave runs through several wives, one of whom he lands in prison, another of whom he pimps to lure shady Chinese investment capital. While there is just enough trace evidence of the original author's love of business scams in the plot (including Dave gambling on a thinly veiled version of the AOL-Netscape merger), the author's ghost is obliterated by the publisher's ghostwriter. Lines like "Jenna was probably the only girl in the dorm wearing rings in her nipples, and the least sexually experienced on her dorm floor" should have (most) readers dropping the book in disgust, and shoddy editing will discourage the few that remain. Let's hope this will be the last of the post-Robbins Robbins novels; the dead should be allowed to rest in peace. Major ad/promo.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.From Booklist
Here is another novel published by the estate of Harold Robbins (who died in 1997) based on story ideas he left behind. Although a ghostwriter penned this latest installment in a long line of novels by the perennially popular writer, this title does manage to remain faithful to Robbins' unique mode of storytelling. Populated almost wholly by powerful, wealthy, oversexed, and, of course, beautiful men and women, this rather formulaic but nevertheless amusing tale follows the exploits of one such male character, David Shea. A high-powered investment banker, Shea manages to go through three wives and many, many illicit affairs as he scratches and claws his way to the top of his field. Outside the twisted life of the main character, though, readers will find a mostly unexciting plot revolving around insider trading, a story line that exists only to tie together all of the trysts, sexual kinks, wife swapping, nymphomania, and other wild activities that exist in the world of a Robbins novel. But his fans will eat it up, and librarians should stand ready. Kathleen Hughes
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1974 Four of them were together that Saturday evening: Dave Shea, Cole Jennings, Bill Morris, and Tony DeFelice. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Where's the ending?,
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This review is from: Never Enough (Mass Market Paperback)
As I was dwindling down to the last few pages, I wondered howthe author would wrap up this story. When I finished the book, I checked to see if some pages were torn out at the end. How could any author end a novel in this manner is beyond me. Does anyone know if a sequel was published?
4.0 out of 5 stars
I am waiting for the sequel to conclude this story!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Never Enough (Mass Market Paperback)
The book, I think was a great read, however, it was heavily flawed. The first obvious flaw was that the summary that appeared on the back cover was not a reflection of the story. The piercing and rings were grossly exaggerated and a little too much to handle at times. The main character, David Shea was allowed to be able to get his way with cheating and scheming at all times and that begins to be unrealistic.I was not a fan of the main character Dave Shea but I really fell in love with the Cole Jennings character. He was the good guy in this story. I enjoyed reading about the maturity of his family. I completely disagree with the editorial reviewer that wrote: "Lines like Jenna was probably the only girl in the dorm wearing rings in her nipples, and the least sexually experienced on her dorm floor should have (most) readers dropping the book in disgust ..." Lines like that kept me reading the book! For once a Robbins novel portrays a beautiful woman, (in this case a child really) who knows she is beautiful and does not allow herself to be sexually exploited. I would love to see a sequel to this book that continues the story of Jenna's rise to fame and power and/or a legalistic show down between Giuliani and the fictional character Cole Jennings over the fate of Dave Shea. So Mr. ghost writer get going ... I can't wait for this sequel!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good......where's Part 2?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Never Enough (Mass Market Paperback)
After reading the other reviews I was left thinking that the other readers, knowing full well that Harold Robbins was deceased, purchased the book and attempted to compare it to others actually written by him.....That's not fair. I thought the book was good, and so did a lot of my friends at work. Maybe it's because we work in the Financial Industry. At any rate I loved the book and am waiting for the sequel. Now fire up tht PC and get to writing!!!
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