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The Love Machine (Susann, Jacqueline) By Jacqueline Susann ( Grove Press )
Release Date: 1997-12-14
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A blockbuster tale from the 1960s--available again after an absence of 15 years--"The Love Machine" tells the story of TV-network titan Robin Stone, "around whom women flutter like so many moths . . . and his rise and fall as he makes the international sex scene, ›drinks
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 "Mutter...Mother...MOTHER!" ( mipplet )
There are two major things that distinguish "The Love Machine" from Jacqueline Susann's other novels: the main character is a man, and the book has a happy ending (at least in my opinion).
This book is a very entertaining read. The story centers around Robin Stone, a smart and sexy television executive who's climbing the corporate ladder and breaking the hearts of many women along the way. Although it seems at times that Robin has no conscience because of the way he treats women, he really isn't a malicious character and doesn't intend to harm to anyone. Regardless of the fact that he always makes it clear that he's not interested in a long-term relationship, women still tend to fall for him, and they fall very hard. The book is divided into three main sections devoted to the women who are affected by Robin the most: Amanda, a beautiful and emotional model; Maggie, a brilliant journalist; and Judith, a middle-aged socialite.
Robin is a very interesting character. He's so charismatic that he even manages to charm the reader, and you'll be rooting for him in spite of all his indiscretions. There is also a deeply buried secret in Robin's past that makes him become vulnerable in very unexpected circumstances, and the mystery surrounding him will keep the reader guessing until the very end. I also enjoyed how Robin interacted differently with all the various women in his life. The last section in the book devoted to Judith was a little slow, but that could be because I was expecting a last-minute dramatic turn of events like I've seen in Susann's other novels, and this book was a little different.
If you enjoyed Jacqueline Susann's other novels, you really need to read "The Love Machine." My only disappointment is that this was the last book of Susann's I had left to read...I wish she had written many more!
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SOOOOOOO GOOD
I became totally engrossed with this book. I liked it better than valley of the dolls. I would recommend it.
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 How naive are some men ( impisel )
The first two parts of the book are great, the story of Amanda and Maggie, but the last part is boring and boring, everybody who read this book have to know that Robin will never do anything with Judith.
How Judith's husband never knew anything? If you are the president of any big company the first thing that you have to do is to have your eyes open, with your wife and with anybody, here JS put Judith's husband as a stupid naive, and that kind of persons can't be the president of anything.
I can't tell you that this could be real or not, but how many times a man can deceive a woman and at the end that woman (Maggie)will return to him (Robin), the same end was in the Valley of Dolls and I didn't like it either.
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A great, trashy and perfect summer easy read!!
Robin Stone's story reveals more than a torrid sex life. He is an entrepreneur climbing to the top of the tv business, but it is the way women can't get him out of their hearts and heads, what makes him become the difficult, hedonistic, almost untouchable guy, who even turns into a lovable character for the reader.Jacqueline Susann could get into the thoughts of women and men, and this book has a lot of it. I couldn't put it down! I'll follow with Valley of the Dolls!
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 Soap Opera in Book Form! ( isitfriday@hotmail.com )
The book was a fun read - way ahead of its time - I enjoyed the story lines, and the different women that were highlighted in different sections. I liked Valley Of The Dolls more, but this was well worth the time.
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