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Lovers and Players by Jackie Collins: A Review
So you know how I never get a chance to read anymore? Well, I made time to read a trashy Jackie Collins novel. Woo hoo!
I haven't read one since Rock Star, which I read at WAY too young an age! I remember that Rock Star was obviously "about" real people, or at least inspired by them. Lovers and Players was no different.
There is a primary story and a secondary story here, and my only major complaint about the novel is that although it takes the reader about five seconds to figure out how the storylines are related, it takes Jackie Collins the majority of the novel to finally tell us.
So the primary story is that an old and cruel billionaire named Red Diamond has summoned his three sons to New York for some stunning revelations. Each son had a different mother, and each mother was dead, except for one who is a drunk and doesn't appear much in the story.
Max, the eldest son, is a businessman who reminds me of a young Donald Trump. Not as wealthy, but just as ambitious. He has an ex-wife, Mariska, and a little brat of a daughter named Lulu, whose ass I wanted to whup for the entirety of the novel. He also has a new, virginal fiance named Amy who has money's grandmother -- literally.
Chris is the middle son who has a gambling and sex addiction. He is also a lawyer to the stars. I felt like I wanted to know the most about this character but it never quite happened.
Jett is the baby of the family and the biggest fuck-up. Big time alcoholic and a model. Has a girlfriend named Gianna who reminds me of all the fabulous European/South American Georgetown girls I went to school with.
So......somebody gets killed, somebody has an affair, everybody kinda wants Red's money, but nobody really WANTS his money.
The second story is about Red Diamond's housekeeper's estranged daughter, named Liberty. She's a light-skinned waitress at a coffee shop and an aspiring singer.....hmmmmm, who dat sound like?
Yup, sounds like an Alicia Keys video to me, too.
So she's an aspiring singer and links up with a very Diddy-inspired music mogul. He's married but seems to be Fallin' for her.
I'm loathe to say much more about the plot, but overall it was a great read! Long as hell, but that's Jackie Collins for you. It satisfied my need for a light read with fantastic storylines that could never happen to little old me. Don't you just love characters with unlimited money?
I liked that Jackie attempted to give an authentic voice to her black characters. In terms of dialect, I probably wouldn't have used all the same grammar/spelling choices, but I give her points for trying.
It was a great novel and I recommend it.
Posted by Rashid on September 9, 2006 7:26 AM