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The Bestseller (1997)

The Bestseller (1997)

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0061096083 (ISBN13: 9780061096082)
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English
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harpertorch

About book The Bestseller (1997)

Just started a new job, wanted something easy and light. And I got it from the FREE table at a garage sale over the weekend. Perfect.It just mentioned John Irving. In passing, and along with just about every other novelist out there. But still. John. Alright. I've finished. And I'm not entirely sure what to say about it. Every character was ridiculously unsympathetic. I couldn't stand any of them, the entire way through. Then, about 25 pages from the end, all the sudden there was happy endings for a couple (romance, fame and money) and sudden demise of others (suicide, loss of romance, fame and money). I guess the latter were meant to be the more horrific of the characters, but since I hated them all, I didn't find the end satisfying.I didn't find any of it satisfying.

~BOOK BABIES~I was reading the book during the trip to South East Asia in January 2007. Despite the beauty of Thailand, Malaysia and Laos around me, I could not wait to continue reading!!! It is a very touching, wonderfully written story of five authors, writing, selling, publishing their "book-babies": but the only one is to stand on the top... While it is always difficult for me to give books away, with this one, from the first pages I knew it is on my permanent bookshelf; four years later and I have dragged it with me through some seven countries... I probably need to purchase a digital copy for my Kindle and let the original rest on the shelves in the study room of my Mom's house! Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya

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This is one of my favorite books ever. I have to read it once a year. Completely absorbing. I read this before I was published myself, and while my own pathway to the shelf has been no where near this soap-opera trashy, it's still interesting to see my own experiences reflected in this book. Though there are some obvious misrepresentations, contract negotiations that only take a few days, for instance. That made me giggle after I went through the process myself.You'll root for Camilla and Judith and cower in awe at the entitlement and craziness of the villains. It was nothing that I expected when I first picked it up from the library shelf, but everything I wanted.
—Molly Harper

The Bestseller by Olivia GoldsmithTHANK YOU AUTHORS for enriching my life with your stories.I enjoyed reading this book about publishing a book. It was not a fast or easy read as it contains about 700 pages and it was certainly one of the longest books I’ve read. It was interesting to learn all the ins and outs of publishing in a fictitious way of course. I’m sure it’s much more difficult and I’m very thankful that authors have the fortitude to go through the process that produces books such as this one. This book made me more aware and gratefully to authors everywhere.
—Adriana

'Bestsellers' was fantastic from beginning to end.It was a long read,but it was a page turner.The characters were all well developed. The story was funny, shocking, and had an excellent pace.The novel was more or less into the publishing world and showing the insight of what new authors have to go through, to get their books published. Bestsellers does not give a good impression on the publishing world, after reading this book, you will change your mind, on becoming an author, and finding it very hard to trust anyone, to make that dream come true.Reading this book makes you wonder who the characters are really based on.This book proves what made Olivia Goldsmith a legend.
—Caroline G'wattage

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