Valley of the Dolls

Books | Fiction / Literary

3.6

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Jacqueline Susann

The All-Time Pop Culture Classic!Dolls: red or black; capsules or tablets; washed down with vodka or swallowed straight—for Anne, Neely, and Jennifer, it doesn’t matter, as long as the pill bottle is within easy reach. These three women become best friends when they are young and struggling in New York City and then climb to the top of the entertainment industry—only to find that there is no place left to go but down—into the Valley of the Dolls.

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Author

Jacqueline Susann

Pages

476

Publisher

Tiger LLC

Published Date

2015-05-28

ISBN

0996317805 9780996317801

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"Very dated, but who cares?!"

Carol Blakley

"This book is short but it took me a long time to finish it because I didn’t like the story or any of the characters. There were so many upsetting passages that I lost track of them. I recognize that was probably the point and that this is considered to be An Important Book but that doesn’t mean I have to like or recommend it. (If you do decide to read it, check the content warnings because there are sooo many) "

Kelly

"This book gave me the feeling of old money, like sipping wine midday while laying by a pool in LA. Like every Lana del Ray song ever. I wish I could have given it a 5 stars but I fealt like the whole middle was just kinda trudging through."

Renn

"This book is a classic! It really shows the struggles women went through back in the 50’s-60’s. And how being and actress and famous is really hard because of all the drugs and money you could get from others."

Scar!

"The rise and fall of the beautiful and the talented. It all seemed quite magical for a while there.. For all of the girls. Right up until it didn’t, that is. What a read! I knew it wasn’t going to be a fairytale with a happy ending, yet it was still much darker than I would have expected. Anne gave off the most hopeful & wholesome vibe, and I wanted nothing but the truest love and a picture perfect life for her. ******’ Lyon. ******’ Neely. Oh, and **** you, Margie!"

Rhiannon Rabby

"⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Erika Lynn

"I don't know what I was expecting when I started this book but this definitely wasn't it. I both loved and hated each character at different times."

Melissa Shaw

"Update: I just watched the movie. It was terrible! But, the best line in the book was still there “Give me back my hair, you bitch!” It might be the basis for every reality show today. <br/>This book was super fun and ridiculous, like a campy soap opera. I cannot see why it was considered scandalous for the 60’s though. Anne was one of the dumbest characters - she acted like a 12 year old love struck kid pining after Lyon her whole life. Neeley was just a horrible person and poor Jen was really the only sympathetic character in the entire book!"

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"I couldn’t put it down. So fun, and such an accessible literary classic. "