Headhunters [Paperback]

Jules Bass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2001

The gutsy gang in Headhunters makes The First Wives Club look like Little Women. Hilarious! (Iris Rainier Dart, bestselling author of Beaches)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Four middle-aged friends from New Jersey decide to spice up their lackluster lives by vacationing in Monte Carlo and posing as four of the wealthiest women in the world in this slight but stylish romantic caper. Darlene, Eleanor, Irene and Carla are hunting for wealthy bachelors and a little excitement. Decked out in rented designer costumes and borrowed jewels, they enter the stomping grounds of the rich and famous and are immediately accosted by a quartet of handsome, suave men bearing white caviar and expensive champagne. The setup is perfect, too perfect; the men, who claim to be filthy rich, are really imposters themselves. Love is inevitable between the duly-matched couples, but less predictable is what will happen when the truth is finally laid bare. Bass overstuffs his narrative with lavish descriptions of upper-crust living but leaves little room for character development or for credible relationships to bloom. And as if four romances weren't enough, Bass complicates matters further by weaving in two more romantic threads and a side story involving three attempted jewelry thefts. Although readers may be overwhelmed by the novel's feverish pace and dismayed by the author's tendency to draw his characters through exposition rather than action, this is an admirable and amusing first attempt. (June 5)Forecast: Deborah Schindler, the producer for Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got her Groove Back, has already purchased the book's film rights for Fox 2000, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ron Bass (My Best Friend's Wedding) will write the screenplay. Despite the novel's flaws, it will translate nicely into film and sell exceptionally well once the movie is released.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Jove (June 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515131334
• ISBN-13: 978-0515131338
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh! Is Bass 16?, October 26, 2001

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Jessica Ward - See all my reviews

This review is from: Headhunters (Paperback)

I can't believe a grown man wrote this book. The worse thing about it was him trying to 'get into the minds' of the female characters and failing miserably.

The book was childish, BORING, and unbelievably bad. I only finished it because I was trapped on a plane. Terrible. Run away from this book. Run fast.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Headhunters (Paperback)

Boring. Too long. Would have made a nice short story. Where was the editor???

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had borrowed it rather than bought it., November 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Headhunters (Paperback)

I really feel bad writing negative reviews. After all, the author put time and effort into writing, and gave a piece of himself to the public. I'm also taking into consideration that this was his first book.

But--even that can't excuse this book. I don't believe the author poured his heart and soul into this one--it read like he slammed it out in a weekend; like it didn't take him any longer to write it than it does to read it. It's awful. I'm sorry.

Having said that, I believe the author CAN write--he just needs a better story. His style was great, the story was terrible. I may even pick up his next book--but only after reading the first chapter to see if it's more of the same.

This is a weekend read. It has a few gems, some good spots that will keep you turning the page in hopes the next chapter will be good too. Sadly, your hope will fizzle--the story becomes predictable (one character speaks with the woman she's impersonating and learns that even the rich and famous have problems), yet in the same breath, it's so unbelievable you want to choke. Come'on..these gals run up bills beyond belief, they use and abuse men who use and abuse them back, they are guilty of fraud, the men try to rip them off blind--yet in the end they all end up happy with their bills paid (through the lucky chance of their professional jewel thief turning 'good'), and they all get married and live happily ever after.
Whatever.
Immature was a great way to describe the storyline. The previous one-star reviews were absolutely correct. Check this book out of the library if you must read it. Save your money---you'll be happy you did.