Infamous

by Joan Collins

In Joan Collins's third novel, Katherine Bennet is the star who has made The Skeffingtons the most watched TV soap opera in America. She has money, fame, power, but her private life is in tatters. Newly divorced, with a son threatening to go off the rails, Katherine promises herself and her public that she will never marry again. But she underestimates the sheer isolation of being as famous as she is�a woman sought out by the wrong people for the wrong reasons and avoided by all the right people. Such isolation makes a woman vulnerable�especially to the wrong man.Joan Collins evokes the glamorous decade in which she emerged as a world superstar in Dynasty. This novel is an engrossing and utterly realistic portrait of what it is like to be a woman with everything the world can offer�except the one thing she wants above someone who truly loves the real Katherine Bennet.

Genres: Chick Lit

Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE is a Golden Globe Award-winning English actress and bestselling author.

Reviews

[Sara Latini]

I’ve never read anything so trashy in my whole life. 5 stars!!!!

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars. Sad to say...but I don't really remember much about the book already. I rated it the same day that I finished it, but didn't document my review of it here at that time. Oh well.... I do remember though that I did find the author's writing style pretty good...actually better than I anticipated.

[Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very entertaining!

[Summer Zee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Carol Gibbons · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really impressed with the book. Story line was okay. It was easy to read. No big surprises with this one.

[Merkhema Mc-farlane · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring and pointless

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. Finished in two days!!

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as I thought it would be. The big reveal of Jean-Claude's past and its implications in his relationship with Katherine didn't come until the last forty pages or so, leaving the ending feeling rushed and incomplete.

Joan Collins is fond of using television show sets as the background of her novels and this one is no different. "The Skeffingtons" seems to be a reference to Dynasty and the Carringtons, and a barely disguised one at that.

Joan Collins is also fond of the put upon heroine trope. Katherine is no different, having to deal with envious co-stars, a loser ex-husband, and a difficult teenage child.

Then Katherine meets Jean-Claude, who sweeps her off her feet with tons of flash and charm. Of course, he turns out to be a total psycho, which is another trope that Ms. Collins is fond of.

All in all, this is an okay book. It won't win any awards for originality, and the writing isn't the greatest, but it is an enjoyable enough read.

[Abby Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick re-read of a trashy book - hollywood star with real life problems overcomes abusive husband and wins emmy! yay!

[Missy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was entertaining. It's a pretty light read.

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[Nan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book was terrible. I turn to Joan for a light fun read and this was not it. I found it to be boring and unimaginative. Very disappointing.