The Crowd Pleasers [Mass Market Paperback]

Rosemary Rogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1980

Fleeing a loveless marriage to become a film star, Anne Hyatt is sought after by several ruthless men, including the notorious Webb Carnahan, and she decides to retaliate by beating her enemies at their own games. Reprint. PW.

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About the Author

Born in Ceylon, now living in Connecticut, Rosemary Rogers , is one of the most widely known and widely read authors of romantic fiction. There are over 55 million copies of her novels in print worldwide.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: Avon; First Edition edition (April 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380756226
• ISBN-13: 978-0380756223
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,201,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not A Romance, November 26, 2001

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This review is from: The Crowd Pleasers (Mass Market Paperback)

The book reads like an X rated movie with non-stop sex. The "hero" sleeps with EVERY female character throughout the book, and the "heroine" is taken advantage of by EVERY male character. I don't know much about movie business, but I don't think that in a historical drama such as the one they are filming in this book all the sex scenes are real actions. The part where the heroine is being gang-raped by the secondary actor and ALL the extras on the set, while the hero turns his back and pretends it's nothing, really sickens me. I can believe that Steve and Ginny love each other in the historical "Sweet Savage Love", but I couldn't find in any part of this book the element of love, only lust. When Webb turns out to be some sort of secret agent at the end it's only laughable to me. BTW, if you like steamy contemporary ROMANCE please read "Love Play". I think Rosemary Rogers is one of the most talented romance author. It's a pity that sometimes she writes porn, not romance.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If your idea of romance is rape you're gonna love this...., February 8, 2011

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bowery boy (seattle) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: THE CROWD PLEASERS (Paperback)

I must say the Crowd Pleasers is the most grossly misogynist and sexist novel I've read in a long time which is distressing considering it's written by a woman. There's rape, rape, and more rape in this novel.

All the women are either oversexed wh*res or naive virginal innocents. All the men are sex starved brutes who take women by force if they don't give in willingly. Even the nice guys when pushed far enough turn into brutes.

The story is ridiculous. Anne is a politican's daughter newly divorced from her husband who wants to turn her in a Real Housewife of DC. Through an old high school friend turned actress she meets oversexed manwh*re Webb. During the course of one day Webb screws her three times (the first time by force of course) and gives her mind blowing orgasms. They fall in love, they fight, they break-up, they go their separate ways all in ONE DAY!

To forget Webb Anne moves to Europe and becomes a top fashion model. Every man Anne comes in contact with takes sexual avantage of her (or wants to). In the meantime, to forget Anne, every woman Webb comes in contact with he screws. From time to time Anne encounters Webb and whenever she does, something bad happens. She's eventually cast as the leading lady in a movie co-starring Webb filmed at a mansion on a secluded island. Much intrigue, double crossing, and subplots ensue including Anne getting raped - not once but twice - by a fellow actor. The second time actually turns into a gangbang that Webb watches but doesn't stop. However, such minor nuisances as a gangbang rape or physical violence has no effect on Anne at all because she's in love and will stop at nothing to get her man. Or rather she will sit around waiting for her man to rescue her from getting repeatedly abused by those around her.

Sheesh. What's realy frustrating is that I read the entire thing. I remember reading this as a pre-teen but I was only looking for the dirty parts. As an adult I have one question: What hell is wrong with Rosemary Rogers?

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CROWD PLEASERS, December 15, 1999

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Patricia (MA, BOSTON) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crowd Pleasers (Mass Market Paperback)

I am almost through reading this book and I think it is excellent. The first time I learned of this author was when I got on a train, and a book was sitting on one of the seats and I picked it up. It was the Insiders. I read that a long time ago. I was about 22. The contents was a little explicit for me. I couldn't believe that the book was that sexual. So I ordered the Crowd Pleasers. Never read it. Now I am 28 and I decided to give it a shot. The book is phenomenal! It's exciting. I am so into it. There is just so much going on. The crowd pleasers.... the people, actors, models, jeolosy, 2 people that are in love with one another but cannot be together. Hidden stories from the past. It is just a book that you can't put down. I'm at the climax of this book and i can't wait till the end.