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THE CASE OF LUCY BENDING [Import] [Hardcover]

LAWRENCE SANDERS (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: NEW ENGLISH LIBRARY; First UK edition (1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0450049108
ISBN-13: 978-0450049101
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,013,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, but NOT soft-core porn, April 30, 2003

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Just have to defend this book, which I have read many times and still think achieves a lot in terms of characterization and plot for a trashy mass market novel. It does indeed involve a variety of disturbing subject matter, and some involves children (though Sanders clearly does not condone it). But it is not soft-core porn, for goodness' sake. It uses sex to keep your attention...what an unusual concept!! ... Also I love all the discussion of their business deals and speculation about the looming "home video" market. Lots going on here, something for everyone.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Semi-Classic Lawrence Sanders, April 10, 2000

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This book is one of Sanders' better ones. It takes place in South Florida (where Sanders' lived) with a host of interesting characters. It has something for everyone: Sex, drugs, murder and everything else except rock n roll. This book was published in 1982 with some very insightful observations about the society in which we live in and it still rings true today.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I've Read in Years!!, May 27, 1999

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Any of Sander's books are enjoyable, yet in The Case of Lucy Bending Sanders spins a tale that you literally live within while reading. You'll forget that you're not within the story. The story twists and turns and the ending is one that no one could have predicted. Any book by Lawrence Sanders is one you'll enjoy again and again!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome approach to taboo subject matter.
I admire Sanders for taking on subject matter which is considered taboo by most of society. Soft porn by itself would be a challenge to write about, but no Sanders does not stop... Read more

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Published on October 21, 2007 by Omega Man

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Published on February 20, 2003 by Wildflower

1.0 out of 5 stars Soft-Core Porn -- it deserves zero stars
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Published on December 29, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Very weird one, made me wonder if it was Sander's work
Very weird story and writing. Look like a twisted Sanders

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Luther Empt, Wayne Bending, Jane Holloway, Ronald Bending, Eddie Holloway, Jimmy Stone, Grace Bending, Doctor Ted, Turk Bending, Theodore Levin, Mary Scotsby, Teresa Empt, William Jasper Holloway, Uncle Dom, Ernie Goldman, Miz Empt, Rocco Santangelo, William Holloway, Bill Holloway, New York, Edward Holloway, Gertrude Empt, Lloyd Craner, Teenage Honeypots, Jesus Christ

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The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare on page 281
The Black Watch by John C. Stewart on page 197
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The Merchant of Venice (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 281

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