- Hardcover: 434 pages
- Publisher: Boxtree Ltd (Sep 19 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0752216988
- ISBN-13: 978-0752216980
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 4.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 862 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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From Library Journal
Dynasty's femme fatale tells of a life in Hollywood.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Having had a rough time as a fiction writer lately, Collins has decided to mine her own life for publishable material. Of course, she did that once, in her first auotbiography, Past Imperfect (1984), which does overlap this "second act." The book gets off to an unsettling start with Collins in the courtroom defending her writing prowess against Random House. Unfortunately, this chapter is so choppily written that readers may sympathize with Random's case. After that, the book flows more smoothly, though it never does more than skim the surface of a life that, one hopes, has had more depth than Collins gives it here. Throughout, even when the author is talking about her daughter's life-threatening accident or one of her own divorces, the tone is chatty, arch, and at times, bitchily funny. Collins is a name-dropper extraordinaire, and the book is at its best when she is dishing the likes of Warren Beatty (boyfriend), Elizabeth Taylor (friendly competitor), and Charleton Heston (costar and toupee wearer). As with so many other aspects of Collins' career, good or bad doesn't seem to matter much when it comes to Joan Collins' writing. As always, she'll be laughing all the way to the bank. Ilene Cooper
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Getting better Joan.,
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This review is from: Second Act (Mass Market Paperback)
Joan's first book, Past Imperfect, was absolutely awful! In fact, I gave it a grand rating of ONE star! So when I saw this book, Second Act, on sale at the local library, being a glutton for punishment, I decided to read it. Well, I was happily surprised as I turned the pages and read an entirely different Joan Collins. This book was extremely entertaining as Joan told about her very eventful life. All the famous people she worked with. I had fully expected another bunch of dribble like her first book which was filled with 'poor ol me' stories about her husbands screwing her over but this book turned out to be the total opposite. Maybe Joan learned by her first disasterous attempt at writing that it's not at all easy to be a best selling novelist as her sister Jackie is. This book was obviously researched and edited a lot better than her other one. So, I will give it three stars and if you're a Joan Collins fan, then this is definately a 'must read' for you.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Her Second Act Brought Down The House,
By HughGoBoy (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Second Act (Hardcover)
At first i thought this memoir was a rehash of her Past Imperfect (which i enjoyed immensely), but from the beginning, it was clear that JC had plenty more to say. This is an amusing, bright woman, with keen insight. Her discriptions of her meetings with Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Mae West are priceless, PRICELESS i tell you. One must fully realize that the phenomenon known as Celebrity happens to so few people, that its fascinating when one of "them" actually talks about it. Its also hysterical when she discusses how people treated her as if she were Alexis, the conniving b#@%h, when in fact she is a nice mother of 3 and step mother of 3. Doesnt it scare you when you hear that people actually believe that the characters she performed were real. Or that she was asked to give advice (as Alexis)? The revelation here isnt that she can write (she can), its that she continues to be a interesting woman, a beauty, and is gifted with an amazing memory.
5.0 out of 5 stars
joan collins second act,
By philip woodhead (middlesbrough england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Second Act (Hardcover)
when i started to read the book i immediately became involved with miss collins life and it was like she was actually speaking to me although some of the information was incorrect(she stated that when she brought out her signature perfume every woman wanted to be like alexis or krystle. however if one was to look in the photos of joan with donald trump and ivana trump it says it was in 1990. dynasty had finished a year earlier due to falling ratings)it was neverthe less a brilliant read.
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