Daytime Drama [Hardcover]

Dave Benbow (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Kensington Books (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758203861
• ISBN-13: 978-0758203861
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,056,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GUILTY PLEASURE FOR THIS OR ANY SUMMER, June 6, 2003

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Jak Klinikowski "justjak13" (El Paso, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daytime Drama (Hardcover)

If you are searching for serious gay literature, then pass on this novel. If however, you have your heart set on a juicy, page burning, soap opera of a book then DAYTIME DRAMA is just what youve been looking for. I believe this type of fiction is commonly referred to as a guilty pleasure, but let me tell you, this story of love and back stabbing intrigue, set in the world of daytime soaps, is a total pleasure and I dont feel the slightest bit guilty in saying so. Oh, did I mention that it is also a steamy, titillating who done it as well? Its a shame that so few books provide their readers with this much fun. I for one, also appreciate the fact that the reader is given, not only interesting gay characters to hiss or cheer over, but also get a few interesting strait characters (one especially hot couple in particular) to root for too. After all, Danielle Steele and Judith Krantz quite often include gay characters in their fiction. I think its only fair that a book this worthy of comparison should do the same for straits. Dave Benbow has provided us with a dishy fast paced read that never seems silly, is sexy and naughty without being pornographic, and remains unashamedly over the top from beginning to end. I havent been entertained like this since ABC took DYNASTY off the air. Bravo!!!!

Also recommended: The Night We Met by Rob Byrnes, He's The One by Timothy James Beck, and The Book Of Lies by Felice Picano

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars AS THE WORLD SWIRLS AROUND THE PRODUCT PLACEMENT, August 20, 2003

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Robert Edler "Master Of Mystery" (Saint Louis, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daytime Drama (Hardcover)

Really, who can resist a sappy soap opera? Other than the classic primetime soapy series I never got caught up in television soaps. But I was weaned on my mother's daily dose of daytime drama on the radio - Ma Perkins, Our Gal Sunday and all the rest. So when DAYTIME DRAMA was published I knew it would end up on my reading list. I mean, who can resist a book that asks the question, "Can Clay Beasley, a young handsome struggling actor, fight his way through thousands of young handsome struggling actors to move on from playing Intern #2 to find love, wealth, happiness and stardom on Sunset Cove daytime TV's hottest drama?" Well you know he will, eventually, but not before the story is filled with enough murder, intrigue and skullduggery to keep you turning the pages at a brisk pace.

OK, so the characters seem a tad superficial. But their newly cropped hair artificially kissed by the sun always swishes around the most perfect faces modern surgery can produce as they apply Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 to their perfectly pouty lips under their straight Roman noses. And under their pristinely white Calvin Klein wife beaters and tight, weathered Polo Jeans you know you'll always find perfect Gold Gym sculpted abs. There are no pimples for the folks who people Daytime Drama. Mainly, because the pimple space is needed for all of the dropped brand names and (hopefully) product placements. (What an ingenious way to subsidize publishing costs by selling space in a book to have your product's name casually dropped into the plot. They do it all the time in the movies.)

The author, a former soap actor and retailing executive, probably knows what he's talking about, but I found the story is a bit predictable and I knew who the murderer is almost from the start, but that's what makes soaps so enjoyable isn't it?. You try to warn the romantic ingenues about what's going to happen to them, but they never listen to you. DAYTIME DRAMA is a fun read for a lazy afternoon when you can't watch your soaps.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two hours with two hot men., June 14, 2005

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Marty (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daytime Drama (Hardcover)

Having spent many afternoon fantasizing that my favorite soap actors were playing for my team, I decided this book would indeed be a must read. I was not the least bit disappointed, but enraptured by the thought that my fantasies may be actual realities for someone out there. The characters in the novel are outrageously fun and likeable. The writing is light hearted and simple to read. The plot draws the reader in and makes the pages fly by. (Either that, or the anticipation of the next sex scene. I have to admit I wish I could have joined in with Travis and Clay. Well, in my own way I did) Anyway, I digress. If you want to spend a couple of hours thoroughly enjoying yourself, and then pick up this fun book, you will not be disappointed.