- Hardcover
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Lrg edition (June 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671659707
- ISBN-13: 978-0671659707
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 15 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Newly repackaged—classic novels from New York Times bestselling author Jackie Collins!
Power. Sex. Money. Fame. The new Hollywood wives have it all. And if they don’t have it—they want it. And whatever these women want—they get. Ambitious, young, smart, and lethal, the Hollywood wives are back with a vengeance, pushing their way to the forefront. Forget shopping—they’re into achieving everything their famous husbands have and more, and they don’t care how they do it.
Three talented, ambitious dreamers have struggled for super-stardom—and lived hard and fast in a mind-bending whirl of parties, drugs, and sex. Now their fates collide at the plush Los Angeles estate of a powerful music industry magnate, where one man’s secret vendetta will trap them in its sudden, murderous heat....
Nick and Lauren can never forget each other. Teenage small-town lovers—he from the wrong side of the tracks, she the prettiest girl in town—their love was the town scandal, forbidden, sizzling and unforgettable, ending abruptly in a tragedy that sent them into separate orbits. As Nick and Lauren both rise to fame, haunted by the secret they share, they try to live without each other—only to find they can’t. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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With the fast-paced excitement and glamour that have made each of her books a major international bestseller, Jackie Collins now turns from the husbands and wives of Beverly Hills to the glittering world of big-time music-- the world of sex, drugs and rock and roll, in which hopes and dreams are as important as drop-dead ambition, ruthless power, and big money...
"Rock Star" begins with an exclusive, expensive fund-raiser for Governor Jack Highland on the magnificent estate of the ruthlessly powerful and universally feared record magnate Marcus Citroen, and his icy wife, Nova, bringing together three of the biggest recording stars in the world:
The Legend-- Kris Phoenix-- a brash, sexy English singer and legendary guitarist...
The Survivor-- Bobby Mondella-- a handsome, black soul superstar, still recovering from a near-fatal accident...
The Newcomer-- Raffealla-- an exotically beautiful girl of mixed race and wealthy parentage, who has every reason to sing the blues...
The three of them attend the event reluctantly. Marcus Citroen has called in favors, and the time has come to pay.
"Rock Star" is the story of their rise to fame and glory, of their triumphs and pains, their loves and their hates, their feuds and fights, interweaving their lives until the fateful night in Malibu, on Marcus Citroen's lush, ocean-front estate, where they finally meet their destiny...
For this night of fabulous power and wealth has also attracted the attention of Maxwell Sicily, son of mob boss Carmen Sicily-- and Maxwell, masquerading as a waiter, intends to pull off the crime of his life. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Drowning in the shallowness,
By Kris (Oxnard, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is shallow all around, maybe to purposely reflect Collins's view of Hollywood. The characters are shallow and uninteresting. They can't seem to see beyond their own desires. Spirituality? Forget it. The few children in the book are shuffled off to live with the poor losers, like Kris's ex-wife.Yes, I finished the book. It was not difficult reading, with lots of dialogue and short chapters. But it was essentially boring. Sure, it was prurient, lots of sex, and a bad guy (Marcus Citroen) who was about as stereotypical as you can possibly imagine. Marcus didn't seem to have an altruistic bone in his body. The fools that were trying to rip him off got caught. Know why? Because the manager of the catering service at Citroen's party, a woman, "fell in love" with the ex-con wannabe thief. Even this catering manager was absorbed by her carnal desire, at what seemed like the drop of a hat. She's going to leave her post and go hunting around for this loser, well, he was a good looking loser, I guess. No matter how much carnal desire there is in Hollywood, people do have limits, don't they? But not here in this novel. Maybe that's why some people liked the book so much. It goes all the way: all the way to stupidity and inanity. Collins's constant dwelling on her men's obsession with female breasts was and is disturbing, to me. The chief guard at Citroen's party is just so bowled over by one woman's large breasts, he just forgets everything for a little instant action. Well, there may be men like that, who just lose all track of their jobs and everything else because of large breasts, but it seemed pretty shallow to me. The plot is generally shallow. It goes nowhere. The three protagonists don't make up for one solid one, but none of three was interesting, just narcissistic. Is that the real Hollywood? Or just a fictional "device" to titillate readers? Plow through this book if you like cheap thrills. Nobody's going to remember it in a few years. Diximus.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)
i read this book some years back&was curious as to how Jackie Collins would speak on the Business.well this is cool in spots it is very Entertaining to say the least.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I feel guilty for loving this book,
By Sabrina Sorens (Philly) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)
Reading this book is like having a box of Pringles potato chips right under your nose. Once you have one, you can't stop! I definitely couldn't stop turning the pages of this delightfully trashy book. The rock star reminded me of Rod Stewart as well. Not that I take this as a "serious" look into the music industry. It's got great entertainment value though.
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