tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post7773713802679066842..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: Dreams Die FirstJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-25473226351036595912022-12-16T07:47:20.589-06:002022-12-16T07:47:20.589-06:00I was given this book as a gift for my 16th birthd...I was given this book as a gift for my 16th birthday and it blew my teenage mind. Harold Robbins was a great writer when it came to describing scenes and making them interesting, but his characters were one-dimensional and a lot of the plots made no sense. I still like this book. Pop Producerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758214695425099754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-19341091393875341672020-09-22T17:59:20.139-05:002020-09-22T17:59:20.139-05:00This was the first book by Robbins that I read. I...This was the first book by Robbins that I read. It still stands as my all-time favorite book. (No cocaine needed).<br /><br />I started reading Escape from Xanadu after this, but I don't think anything could come close to this one. I JUST bought a first edition hardcover of this book today. (The first time I read it, it was loaned to me by a friend).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983168349404378272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-54557667136356530392016-03-07T16:27:24.605-06:002016-03-07T16:27:24.605-06:00I’ll agree with John Nail about The Lonely Lady. I...I’ll agree with John Nail about <i>The Lonely Lady</i>. I saw it on TV when I was growing up and I had no idea what to make of it, but I loved it. Plus it has Jared Martin from the 1980s TV series <i>War of the Worlds</i>!Felicity Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983958177951363405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-77232851075449153842015-07-14T18:08:05.786-05:002015-07-14T18:08:05.786-05:00The book stunk. What was he thinking?The book stunk. What was he thinking?MsGelflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473891618654889676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-2785917952188390672014-03-06T13:32:20.901-06:002014-03-06T13:32:20.901-06:00I had been curious about the TV treatment of The P...I had been curious about the TV treatment of <i>The Pirate</i>, another '70s-era Robbins fave of mine. I like Franco Nero but your assessment is pretty much what I feared it would be: neutered. My all-time favorite Robbins movie adaptation is <i>The Lonely Lady</i>. Harold Robbins + Cheap Production Values x Pia Zadora = Trashgasm!John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420131885508048131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-8821314692000952042014-03-05T12:19:26.823-06:002014-03-05T12:19:26.823-06:00John, thanks for the comment. You summed up the f...John, thanks for the comment. You summed up the feel of these '70s novels perfectly -- I too could see a sorty of washed-out look for the movies that play in my mind as I'm reading these books. <br /><br />A few years ago I read the book "Harold Robbins: The Man Who Invented Sex," and I think it went into the various planned movies...as you say, none of them happened. RobbinsJoe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-40065110204324953352014-03-05T09:41:58.713-06:002014-03-05T09:41:58.713-06:00This was the first Harold Robbins novel I ever rea...This was the first Harold Robbins novel I ever read and from then on I was hooked. I re-read it(!) a few years ago and still enjoyed it, though this time it was for the novel's camp value (<em>love</em> the electric rod treatment sequence), not the explicit sex. It sort of the print equivalent of one of those Joe D'Amato <i>Emanuelle</i> movies with Laura Gemser. In fact, I even imagine John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420131885508048131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-75013111215808693762011-06-10T21:50:46.432-05:002011-06-10T21:50:46.432-05:00Amazing that anyone could write such a novel, but ...Amazing that anyone could write such a novel, but even more amazing that anyone could read it. Ah, well, somebody's got to do it. Truly, you are doing the Lord's work, Joe!Istvan Vargahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080092540308731143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-46680820957268827322011-05-14T18:46:51.507-05:002011-05-14T18:46:51.507-05:00It astounds me that so few people remember this wr...It astounds me that so few people remember this writer. Even Squeeze sang about him.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.com