ROCK STAR [Hardcover]

Jackie Collins (Author), Yes (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 536 pages
• Publisher: simon and Schuster (1965)
• ISBN-10: 3811877909
• ISBN-13: 978-3811877900
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,944,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Drowning in the shallowness, July 19, 2004

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Kris (Oxnard, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is shallow all around, maybe to purposely reflect Collins's view of Hollywood. The characters are shallow and uninteresting. They can't seem to see beyond their own desires. Spirituality? Forget it. The few children in the book are shuffled off to live with the poor losers, like Kris's ex-wife.

Yes, I finished the book. It was not difficult reading, with lots of dialogue and short chapters. But it was essentially boring. Sure, it was prurient, lots of sex, and a bad guy (Marcus Citroen) who was about as stereotypical as you can possibly imagine. Marcus didn't seem to have an altruistic bone in his body.

The fools that were trying to rip him off got caught. Know why? Because the manager of the catering service at Citroen's party, a woman, "fell in love" with the ex-con wannabe thief. Even this catering manager was absorbed by her carnal desire, at what seemed like the drop of a hat. She's going to leave her post and go hunting around for this loser, well, he was a good looking loser, I guess.

No matter how much carnal desire there is in Hollywood, people do have limits, don't they? But not here in this novel. Maybe that's why some people liked the book so much. It goes all the way: all the way to stupidity and inanity.

Collins's constant dwelling on her men's obsession with female breasts was and is disturbing, to me. The chief guard at Citroen's party is just so bowled over by one woman's large breasts, he just forgets everything for a little instant action. Well, there may be men like that, who just lose all track of their jobs and everything else because of large breasts, but it seemed pretty shallow to me.

The plot is generally shallow. It goes nowhere. The three protagonists don't make up for one solid one, but none of three was interesting, just narcissistic. Is that the real Hollywood? Or just a fictional "device" to titillate readers?

Plow through this book if you like cheap thrills. Nobody's going to remember it in a few years. Diximus.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trashy, but so what??????, July 13, 2007

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an avid reader "an avid reader" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book when I was about 19-20 years old and a secretary at a dull, dead-end job, and my own life wasn't very exciting either. So you can imagine what a treat this book was for me at the time. Back then I was fascinated by the rich and famous, having never really been a part of that world (hey--it was the 1980s and I was caught up in that "greed is good" philosophy.) It was the first Jackie Collins novel I've ever read and still my favorite to this day(I've read about 6 of them in total over the years---no, 20 years later my life is not as dull as it was before - ha ha!) In any case, I loved the rags to riches stories of two of main rock stars; the third one was born wealthy; also the glamour and intrigue kept the book interesting. (I was also reading "If Tomorrow Comes" by Sidney Sheldon simultaneously--also a very enticing read.) I admire that Jackie Collins has continued to churn out her books again and again over the years. Many people dismiss her work as trash, but who cares? She obviously has a following and I'm sure she is laughing all the way to the bank!!!!!

If you're in the mood for a fun book, then this is for you. If you're expecting something more along the lines of "War and Peace," then I suggest you read "War and Peace" instead!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A dull Jackie Collins books-isn't that a oxymoron?, June 19, 2005

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A. Mallett "first year teacher" (Little Elm, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Star (Mass Market Paperback)

Look, the characters are Teddy Pendergrass, Sade and Rod Stewart. They might go by other names but that is who they are based on. The book is an easy read but is one of Collins' weaker works. None of the characters are all that interesting and in the end, you don't care who survives the hostage situation in the music mogul's house. For a better Jackie Collins novel which involves a musician, get Lovers and Gamblers. It is sooooo much more interesting with much more interesting characters-Al King and Dallas.