In 1969, a group of reporters at Long Island Newsday decided to have some fun. They were appalled at the poor writing in the then-current best-sellers. They decided to have a contest to see who could write on an even lower level of tawdriness.
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Penelope Ashe is a pseudonym for a cooperative effort that included twenty-four different authors. There are 19 surviving authors many of whom have since left Long Island and live across the country. Thirty-four years later many of the authors are still active journalists working for newspapers such as the New York Times and Newsday.
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Naughty but nice!,
By Tobit1714 (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Came the Stranger (Hardcover)
Since borrowing a dog-eared copy from friends who were passing it around a number of years ago, I have not been able to get my hands on this book which became a short-lived cult favorite -- hope Amazon.com can come through! Under a "nom de plume," a group of writers each took a chapter to prove how ostensibly easy it is to write a successful "trash novel!" All the talk shows were trying to get the non-existent author Penelope Ashe for interviews! Sexy but outrageously funny -- ice cubes will never be the same!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Unintentionally Classic,
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This review is from: Naked Came the Stranger (Paperback)
It's a terrible book. The characters are uninteresting, the motivations are obscure, the machinery is obvious, the sex is strange and unerotic, the writing is terrible. But in spite of everything, Naked Came The Stranger is a hoot. There's nothing you can point at and say, "This redeems", but the book is so weirdly enjoyable that it really doesn't matter. Read it in autumn, hide it from your friends, finish it in an afternoon. One of my all-time favorites.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great poolside read!,
By sugarprincess@usa.net (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Came the Stranger (Hardcover)
Knowing beforehand that each chapter was written by a different author was what led me to read it (I had to borrow it from a college prof since it's so hard to find)--and it in no way hindered my reading! The book came together extremely well and was a thoroughly enjoyable romp through the intertwining lives of the characters. It's become a staple on my bookshelf for when I just need a good quick read.
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