Betsy [Import] [Hardcover]

Harold Robbins (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 460 pages
• Publisher: Znanje Zgb. (1989)
• Language: Serbian
• ISBN-10: 0450044564
• ISBN-13: 978-0450044564
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Hard Hitting, Could not put it down, October 19, 1998

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This review is from: The Betsy (Mass Market Paperback)

As with most of the Harold Robbins books that I have read this one was action packed and kept me interested all the way through. This Book is about a shrewd and cunning business minded race car driver who rises to meet the challenges of building a product against all odds. I saw the movie and then I read it again, It was interesting to visualize a younger Tommy Lee Jones as Angelo Perino. I found I enjoyed the book just as much the second time through. 5 stars

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of Robbins' best, August 22, 2010

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This review is from: Betsy (American Classic) (Paperback)

"The Betsy" is a novel about the Detroit car industry. Former race car driver Angelo Perino is hired by Loren Hardeman I (aka "Number One"), founder of Bethlehem Motors, to help develop a new car, "The Betsy". This forms the main plot of the novel, and then there are a number of subplots about Perino and three generations of the Hardeman family (there are three characters named Loren Hardeman, all of them often referred to as simply "Loren", making it difficult sometimes to know which one the author is referring to at the moment).

"The Betsy" doesn't live up to Robbins's best work. It lacks focus and direction. There are plenty of subplots and minor characters but none are interesting enough to really keep the reader's attention and interest. There's more focus on business dealings and board meetings than on human emotion and relations. There's plenty of sex but, again, little emotion. And the ending is less than satisfying. A very weak 3 star rating.

5.0 out of 5 stars I really liked it - again, December 2, 2007

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This review is from: The Betsy (Mass Market Paperback)

I had read this when it was first published and liked it. I liked it when I read it this time, too, though maybe for different reasons. I was glad to see the pictures and have the names of the actors who portrayed the characters in the movie. Tommy Lee Jones (a younger version) will always be Angelo in my mind. Enjoyable fast read, though a bit dated in style, as should be expected for a book written more than 30 years ago.