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The Other Side of Midnight (Hardcover)

by Sidney Sheldon (Author)
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Athens, 1947 and a sensational murder trial is about to begin. The cast: a man-shy American abroad, an international film star, a handsome war hero, a vengeful Greek tycoon. Sidney Sheldon also wrote "The Naked Face", "A Stranger in the Mirror", "Windmills of the Gods" and "If Tomorrow Comes".


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1.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Trashy, Jul 9 2005
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This review is from: The Other Side of Midnight (Paperback)
This is standard Sheldon fare - cutthroats and graphic albeit cliche bedroom scenes. Same old story.

Set during the 1940s, this book contains all of the ususal Sheldon fare including some poor editing. An example of poor editing was in the case of a character named Israel Katz, who had an amputated leg. Early in the book, it was his right leg and later in the book, his other leg was identified as the amputeded limb. Inconsistencies like that are inexcusable.

Dramatis Personae

Catherine - a silly, starry-eyed girl who has pie in the sky hopes like her dreamer of a dad. She has a crush on a boy in her senior class and when he somehow manages to convince her to spend a night with him, she makes bizarre comments and kills off a possible conquest.

She drops out of college to work and becomes involved with one William Fraser, who is the only likable character in the book. A truly nice man, he has her interests at heart.

Larry - a cruel, indifferent man. He manages to convince Catherine to marry him instead of Fraser. He would later jilt her for one Noelle Page after making attempts on her life so he can remarry. An erratic pilot, he is sacked from several airlines and mail runs before being hired as the private pilot for a Greek tycoon.

Noelle Page - Catherine's foil; her opposite number. Noelle is a ruthless barracuda who was encouraged to believe she was born into a noble gentry. Instead, she was born in a fishing village in Paris, the daughter of another barracuda and an unknown sailor. The man she recognizes as her Papa sells her when she reaches puberty. She then goes on to seduce men and sharpen her teeth and claws.

A Greek tycoon named Constantin Demiris who bears more than a passing resemblance to Ari Onasis takes in interest in the young barracuda. He woos her after a callous pilot named Larry who jilted her.

These three lives collide. Larry supposedly kills Catherine and is executed in a trial after her disappearance; Noelle and Larry reconnect and Noelle meets a grim fate as well. A tale of revenge and excess, this one shares a place with other Sheldon novels. This is just too trashy for me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sidney Sheldon's best novel, Jun 16 2006
By Kona (Emerald City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Other Side of Midnight (Hardcover)
This is Sidney Sheldon at his best, writing about romantic entanglements, reverses of fortune, thrilling suspense, and ultimate justice. Beautiful but poor Parisiene Noelle Page falls madly in love with American flyer Larry Douglas during WWII. When she becomes pregnant, he deserts her, thus setting her on a path of revenge that consumes her very being. Ruthlessly driven, she becomes a supermodel, movie star, and finally, as mistress to mega-rich Constantin Demiris, Noelle is reunited with Larry. Will she make him pay for what he did to her... or will she fall under his spell again?

Noelle, Larry, and his innocent wife, Catherine, are such fascinating, memorable characters that you won't want to stop reading until you find out what happens to them next. The story takes us from a poor French fishing village to Paris, then Hollywood and Athens, and the excitement keeps building and building as Noelle comes closer to tying up lose ends with the dastardly Larry, who proves to be her match when it comes to plotting evil. But don't underestimate Noelle's lover, Demiris, who will use all of his resources to get what he wants.

While this novel is enjoyable on its own, the story continues in Sheldon's "Memories of Midnight."
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book is good, but the movie is BETTER, May 24 2004
This review is from: The Other Side of Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)
I saw this movie in 1977. Catherine was played by Susan Saradon and it was one of my favorite movies. If it is out on DVD or video, I would recommend checking it out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have ever read
I have read this book countless times. Reading books more than once is unusual, but this was intriguing. Read more
Published on April 27 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Trashy
This is standard Sheldon fare - cutthroats and graphic albeit cliche bedroom scenes. Same old story. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars a work that comes alive
I read The Other Side of Midnight in 8th grade -- about 25 years ago. It was all the rage with the girls in my class. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2002 by Barbara R. Saunders

2.0 out of 5 stars Dragged on too long
The book is almost 500 pages and it took about 250 to get to the intersting parts. The character development is incredible but the whole time you're like "well, when are they... Read more
Published on Aug 17 2002 by S. Zilberman

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding
I read this book about 16 years ago I'd say and it has been a novel that I have not forgotten.It has love, betrayal,revenge and it has a surprising ending. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2002 by Cheryl

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Globe Trotting Page Turner
I realize I'm blowing all credibility by admitting this, but I have always adored this book. Before he turned to penning purple prose, author Sidney Sheldon was an Academy Award... Read more
Published on May 5 2002 by Cookie Crawford

4.0 out of 5 stars Master in storytelling
Sydney shows his talent again with this book about two women obsessed with a man.
You have this sweet girl who is betrayed by his husband but still insists on his love, and the... Read more
Published on May 4 2002 by Diego Zlotogora

5.0 out of 5 stars CREME OF THE CROP!!!
I absolutely LOVED The Other Side Of Midnight. I found it very difficult to put it down; I was intrigued by Noelle, Larry,Catherine and especially Constantin Demiris. Read more
Published on Jan 8 2002 by JENNIFER A IRONS

5.0 out of 5 stars Hook-Line-And-Sinker!
**Beware** Reading this novel will make you abandon all things that you hold dear (food,sleep,kids). I finished this novel in one day. I could not believe it! Read more
Published on Dec 28 2001 by Miss DTP

4.0 out of 5 stars Trashy but fascinating
Sidney Sheldon focuses on the trashy as does authors such as Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz, however I must say that he has a grandiose, eloquent style of writing that neither of... Read more
Published on Sep 27 2001 by LazyLegs

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