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Beverly Hills 90210 #1
Beverly Hills 90210
Based on the hit Fox Television series starring Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty. When the Walsh family moves from Minneapolis, twins Brandon and Brenda desperately need a crash course in cool to survive in the status-conscious halls of West Beverly Hills High--where everyone lives in the fast lane.
- GenresYoung AdultRomance
208 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1991
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Mel Gilden
120 books16 followersMel Gilden is the author of many children's books, some of which received rave reviews in such places as School Library Journal and Booklist. His multi-part stories for children appeared frequently in the Los Angeles Times. His popular novels and short stories for grown-ups have also received good reviews in the Washington Post and other publications. (See new publications under his name at the Kindle Store of Amazon.com.)
Licensed properties include adaptations of feature films, and of TV shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210; and NASCAR Racers. He has also written books based on video games and has written original stories based in the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in many original and reprint anthologies.
He has written cartoons for TV, has developed new shows, and was assistant story editor for the DIC television production of The Real Ghostbusters. He consulted at Disney and Universal, helping develop theme park attractions. Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles.
Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Licensed properties include adaptations of feature films, and of TV shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210; and NASCAR Racers. He has also written books based on video games and has written original stories based in the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in many original and reprint anthologies.
He has written cartoons for TV, has developed new shows, and was assistant story editor for the DIC television production of The Real Ghostbusters. He consulted at Disney and Universal, helping develop theme park attractions. Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles.
Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.
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May 5, 2018
I'm going to blame this on coming off of a slew of Sweet Valley High books and honestly just not caring anymore what I read...
A handful of Beverly Hills 90210 books were in a box of stuff someone gave to me. Initially I was going to toss them in the giveaway pile, but then I remember that my sister liked the show, but I had never watched it. It's odd how now, years after my sister's passing, I find that I try to connect with her by reading things I know she did, or watching TV shows she enjoyed.
I kind of wish I'd done that when she was alive.
Anyway, I didn't know what to expect. I never realized that 90210 took what Sweet Valley did...well...at least with some cohesive plot...and stripped it down to vignettes from a harsh life circling around a group of intensely unlikable people.
For the first half of the book I was still trying to decide of Brenda and Branden were the main characters, simply because usually one tries to make the main characters at least sympathetic. Instead I was never able to connect with either of them. I thought Brenda incredibly vapid and shallow, and Branden just kind of a massive jerk.
A lot of the problems were in the novelization, which read as though written by a middle-aged man who got all his knowledge of what high school was like by watching TV shows about high school kids. Nothing connected or even felt remotely real. We never see the classrooms at all, the schedules the kids keep seem a little off, there's vague mention of 'homework' that doesn't make sense (it's the second week of school and the kids are done reading Les Miserables?) and crushes are compared to TV and movie stars that are ancient by the standards of the day. Seriously, finding Sean Connery hot in 1991? I was in high school in the 1980's and he was considered old then. And Clint Eastwood? This is not who teens were mooning over in the 90s. Even I know that.
Overall I was severely disappointed and judging from the book, absolutely mystified about why the show was popular at all. Since, again, it might be the fault of the novelization, I'm willing to find an episode of the show to watch online. But right now I'd give anything to ask my sister why she liked the show. And which characters she liked best.
A handful of Beverly Hills 90210 books were in a box of stuff someone gave to me. Initially I was going to toss them in the giveaway pile, but then I remember that my sister liked the show, but I had never watched it. It's odd how now, years after my sister's passing, I find that I try to connect with her by reading things I know she did, or watching TV shows she enjoyed.
I kind of wish I'd done that when she was alive.
Anyway, I didn't know what to expect. I never realized that 90210 took what Sweet Valley did...well...at least with some cohesive plot...and stripped it down to vignettes from a harsh life circling around a group of intensely unlikable people.
For the first half of the book I was still trying to decide of Brenda and Branden were the main characters, simply because usually one tries to make the main characters at least sympathetic. Instead I was never able to connect with either of them. I thought Brenda incredibly vapid and shallow, and Branden just kind of a massive jerk.
A lot of the problems were in the novelization, which read as though written by a middle-aged man who got all his knowledge of what high school was like by watching TV shows about high school kids. Nothing connected or even felt remotely real. We never see the classrooms at all, the schedules the kids keep seem a little off, there's vague mention of 'homework' that doesn't make sense (it's the second week of school and the kids are done reading Les Miserables?) and crushes are compared to TV and movie stars that are ancient by the standards of the day. Seriously, finding Sean Connery hot in 1991? I was in high school in the 1980's and he was considered old then. And Clint Eastwood? This is not who teens were mooning over in the 90s. Even I know that.
Overall I was severely disappointed and judging from the book, absolutely mystified about why the show was popular at all. Since, again, it might be the fault of the novelization, I'm willing to find an episode of the show to watch online. But right now I'd give anything to ask my sister why she liked the show. And which characters she liked best.
April 3, 2019
It was ok. I love BH90210, but this was basically the first 4 episodes or so in book form. I was hoping for a story that wasn’t on TV.
March 9, 2020
Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass es bald schon 30 Jahre her ist, dass diese Serie zum ersten Mal im deutschen Fernsehen kam! Ich habe jede Folge gebannt verfolgt (zumindest die der ersten paar Staffeln), und mir von meiner Mutter dann auch die Bücher dazu erbettelt. Wieso ich sie dann allerdings nie ganz gelesen habe weiß ich auch nicht, ich bin nur bis Band 5 gekommen.
Bevor ich nun also noch älter werde und mich die Erlebnisse von reichen Teenagern noch weniger interessieren, möchte ich diese Reihe endlich zu Ende lesen - wobei ich die ersten paar Bände einfach noch einmal lesen. So lang sind sie ja nicht.
"Leben auf der Überholspur" schildert die ersten Wochen von Brenda und Brandon an ihrer neuen Schule. Mehr noch als in der Serie wird am Buch deutlich, dass die beiden die eigentlichen Hauptpersonen werden sollten - bevor das Publikum anscheinend auch an den anderen Charakteren Interesse zeigte. Denn wir verfolgen hier abwechselnd einen der beiden bei ihren Erlebnissen in ihrer neuen Welt. Diese kamen mir von der Serie her noch bekannt vor, der Autor hat sich also an die Vorlage gehalten. Die schnelle enge Freundschaft zwischen Dylan und Brandon fand ich allerdings sehr überhastet. Es passt nicht zum coolen Einzelgänger, dass er von sich aus auf den Neuling zugeht, ihn zu einer Spritztour einlädt und fortan immer und überall mit hin nimmt.
Für ein "Buch zur TV-Serie" ist es recht gut geschrieben, denn oft findet man in solchen Romanen nur eine reine Auflistung der Geschehnisse. Hier bemüht sich der Autor doch sehr, einen 'echten' Roman zu schreiben. Aber natürlich half es mir auch, dass ich die Figuren der Serie bei den jeweiligen Szenen vor Augen hatte. Und ich habe große Lust bekommen, sie endlich mal wieder zu schauen.
Bevor ich nun also noch älter werde und mich die Erlebnisse von reichen Teenagern noch weniger interessieren, möchte ich diese Reihe endlich zu Ende lesen - wobei ich die ersten paar Bände einfach noch einmal lesen. So lang sind sie ja nicht.
"Leben auf der Überholspur" schildert die ersten Wochen von Brenda und Brandon an ihrer neuen Schule. Mehr noch als in der Serie wird am Buch deutlich, dass die beiden die eigentlichen Hauptpersonen werden sollten - bevor das Publikum anscheinend auch an den anderen Charakteren Interesse zeigte. Denn wir verfolgen hier abwechselnd einen der beiden bei ihren Erlebnissen in ihrer neuen Welt. Diese kamen mir von der Serie her noch bekannt vor, der Autor hat sich also an die Vorlage gehalten. Die schnelle enge Freundschaft zwischen Dylan und Brandon fand ich allerdings sehr überhastet. Es passt nicht zum coolen Einzelgänger, dass er von sich aus auf den Neuling zugeht, ihn zu einer Spritztour einlädt und fortan immer und überall mit hin nimmt.
Für ein "Buch zur TV-Serie" ist es recht gut geschrieben, denn oft findet man in solchen Romanen nur eine reine Auflistung der Geschehnisse. Hier bemüht sich der Autor doch sehr, einen 'echten' Roman zu schreiben. Aber natürlich half es mir auch, dass ich die Figuren der Serie bei den jeweiligen Szenen vor Augen hatte. Und ich habe große Lust bekommen, sie endlich mal wieder zu schauen.
September 18, 2010
I used to think that Kelly was my friend but that was before she stole Dylan from me! Brenda is a total fucking bitch, it is clear to me now. She would make fun of my outfits (apparently everyone in Minnesota wears scrunchies) and deliberately give me the wrong address for parties. Donna was a good girl, unless you count her spiralling descent into the world of drugs and abusive relationships (hey, a good friend supports choices of boyfriends- no matter how awful their '90s contemporary pop hits are). I still miss hanging out at the Peach Pit with Brandon and that one thirty year old dude, I forget his name. Those were the days, back when I had a tight knit group of friends. Brian Austin Green taught me how to rap. Good times.
May 3, 2018
A story about Young people in Beverly Hills 90210,trying to be adults but that is not so easy.
November 20, 2021
Beverly Hills 90210
Plot: The book consists of the written version of the episodes from Season 1 (The Pilot). Twins Brandon and Brenda begin school at trendy West Beverly High after moving from Minnesota. Brandon joins the newspaper staff and meets Andrea Zuckerman the intelligent and hard-nosed editor. Brenda is befriended by snobbish Kelly who picks her as a chemistry lab partner to avoid being paired with an odd girl. Brenda discovers that she doesn't have the right look to fit in at this school and plans a drastic change. Marianne, a rich but reclusive girl uses skywriting to invite the entire school (minus freshman of course) to a party at her mansion. Freshman David and Scott crash the party and drunken Steve insist that David drive him home. After delivering Steve to his door the unlicensed David accidentally damages the car, prompting a now sober Steve to begin a frantic search for the culprit. Meanwhile, Brandon connects with the withdrawn but beautiful hostess Marianne and asks her for a date. Used to dating wealthy rich brats she is struck by his boyish good looks and undemanding nature. Brandon breaks through her jaded exterior and they share a lovely evening riding her father's motorcycle and hot tubbing under the stars. The romance fades however when Brandon accidentally insinuates that they slept together. Rumors fly through West Beverly/ Marianne is devastated that her "nice" guy was no different than any of the other social climbers that used her to gain status. Andrea is disappointed in him too and Brandon confesses on the school radio station that he lied about his night with Marianne. His apology stuns the girl and she finally decides to forgive him. They decide to just be friends. Later he follows Andrea home to explain himself and discovers that she lives out of the district. Brandon promises to keep it quiet about her residence. Brenda is desperately trying to keep up with the wealthy and popular Kelly. Kelly gets Brenda a fake ID and they head out to a popular hot spot but only Brenda gets entry. There she meets Jason a twenty-something-year-old lawyer who develops an interest in her. Her grades begin to drop and she considers losing her virginity to him. Ultimately she does tell him her real age. His smooth manner disappears and he shows what a jerk he is. He drops her off at home and she is in tears. Meanwhile, David is dodging Steve who is furious about his ruined Corvette. He begins to breathe a little easier than Steve doesn't remember him until he realizes he left Scott's hat in the car. While trying to get the hat the car alarm sounds. Steve races to the scene catches David. David swears to have it repaired.
(Season 1 Ep 3 The Green Room) Brandon meets Dylan McKay a mysterious loner who stops some jocks from harassing Scott in tech class. Dylan takes Brandon surfing and introduces him to his friends including a troubled young woman named Sarah. Brandon becomes disturbed by the behavior of Dylan's friends who treat Sarah like a possession. Brandon gets mad at Dylan's bad boy act after he raids a hotel room. Dylan reveals that he lives in the hotel and only pretends to break in to preserve his reputation. Sarah nearly drowns while surfing drunk but Brandon and Brenda save her life. Brenda is teed at Kelly after she leaves her stranded at the beach. Steve's mother an aging actress encourages him to be nice to David because she mistakes David's father for a producer. But he's really a dentist.
(Season 1 Ep 4 Every Dream Has A Price Tag) Brenda goes on several shopping trips with Kelly and her old best friend Tiffany from junior high school. Brenda can't afford the merchandise and considers stealing because she is envious of her classmates’ wardrobes. She does not realize Tiffany is a shop lifter. Tiffany slashes clothes in Brenda's bedroom and the two are later arrested. Cindy (Ms. Walsh) begins to lose faith in her daughter until Tiffany clears Brenda's name. Brandon begins to work at a trendy restaurant where his boss treats him shabby. He quits after learning that she also pays the minority employees less than minimum wage. He gets a waiter job at a diner called the Peach Pitt. Dylan is friends with the owner Matt. The Walshes hire a maid.
(Season 1 Ep 5 The First Time) Brandon is excited to see his old girlfriend Sheryl who surprises him with a weekend visit. The two are catching up on old times when Cindy mentions to Jim that he should have a talk with Brandon about safe sex. Later that evening Sheryl pretends to sleep in Brenda's room but slips into Brandon's room at night. Brandon is pleased to share his first time with his girlfriend. He assumes Sheryl is too. After their night together Sheryl begins distancing herself from Brandon. She seems to be taking interest in Dylan which infuriates Brandon who believes that it is Dylan who is pursuing her. As things, progress Brandon gets fed up and punches Dylan in the face. Back at Walsh's house, Cindy receives a disturbing phone call from Sheryl's mother. It seems that Sheryl has run away. She ran away from home after a fight with her stepfather. Brandon and Sheryl make up and she returns home. Brenda develops a big crush on her algebra teacher. He asks her to babysit while he and his wife go out. She agrees. Kelly and Donna come over. Brenda's crush is crushed when she sees how he is belittled by his wife. That girls find a family album. Brenda's little infatuation is over by the end of the night. Brandon is depressed. He thought he had a better understanding of who he slept with. After a talk with Brenda, they both feel better.
(Season 1 Ep 6 One on One) Jim encourages Brandon to try out for the basketball team. Steve, unaware that he isn't a strong player, is bitter about being cut from the team. He tells Brandon that several of the players are ringers brought in from out of district to help the team win a championship. Journalistic Andrea decides to investigate and discovers that the player competing against Brandon for the last spot on the roster is from another district. Brandon is ashamed of himself when he learns that the player came to West Beverly to get a good education; his father is a city employee, making him eligible for admission. Brenda enrolls in driver's education, despite the fact that she failed three times in Minneapolis. Kelly is stranded after a concert and begs for a ride, so Brenda takes Brandon's car without permission. She runs out of gas and manages to lose the car.
My Thoughts: Reading this book and watching these episodes was a fun trip down memory lane. As my best friend put it Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place were *the* soap operas of the ’90s. really liked that! Because this book mimics the episodes exactly unless you’re just one of those people that would rather read it because sometimes book versions *do* have more details (but not in this case) you could just watch the episode. It’s really all the same.
As far as the episodes went
Watching this episode (The Green Room) where Brandon is introduced to Dylan for the first time. Wow! This was a good introduction to Dylan Mckay (the bad boy with the sensitive side) It’s amazingly sad to read this book and watch these episodes and know that Luke Perry is no longer with us. I can’t believe it took me so long to realize he was Fred Andrews in Riverdale. It was touching how Shannon Doherty was the driver that Fred tried to save in the end. That made a nice throwback! It touched on alcoholism briefly and this is something that in later years, I’d become all too acquainted with watching it rear its ugly head in my own family.. Not as easily solved as in this episode with Sarah getting into a program (agreeably).
(Every Dream Has A Price Tag) just makes me realize how blessed I’ve been. I was the kid that got all the toys that came out first. And as a teen, I don’t remember wanting the clothes that the popular girls so I didn’t feel peer pressured. I also didn’t hang around people who shoplifted because it made them feel “alive” or for any other reason. I really was very fortunate, that I didn’t really want for much.
(First Time) I didn’t particularly like how Cheryl showed up, slept with Brandon, tried to hit on Dylan, then blame Brandon for her family problems (that he knew nothing about), and then walk away only to leave him with his was an amazing lover. I honestly would never wanna see this chick again. But Brandon wasn’t particularly in the right either for just leaving her with an “I don’t do long-distance” Considering Brandon is supposed to be the “good guy” character of the group, I expected more from him than that.
(One on One) Hmm.. Now while I'm not at all athletic, I will say this and leave it there. Brandon had NO RIGHT WHAT SO EVER to get in Jame's business and confront him about getting "special treatment." SERIOUSLY! Because we just get "sooo" many breaks. Brandon's noisy butt should have just left that alone.
Rating: 7
Plot: The book consists of the written version of the episodes from Season 1 (The Pilot). Twins Brandon and Brenda begin school at trendy West Beverly High after moving from Minnesota. Brandon joins the newspaper staff and meets Andrea Zuckerman the intelligent and hard-nosed editor. Brenda is befriended by snobbish Kelly who picks her as a chemistry lab partner to avoid being paired with an odd girl. Brenda discovers that she doesn't have the right look to fit in at this school and plans a drastic change. Marianne, a rich but reclusive girl uses skywriting to invite the entire school (minus freshman of course) to a party at her mansion. Freshman David and Scott crash the party and drunken Steve insist that David drive him home. After delivering Steve to his door the unlicensed David accidentally damages the car, prompting a now sober Steve to begin a frantic search for the culprit. Meanwhile, Brandon connects with the withdrawn but beautiful hostess Marianne and asks her for a date. Used to dating wealthy rich brats she is struck by his boyish good looks and undemanding nature. Brandon breaks through her jaded exterior and they share a lovely evening riding her father's motorcycle and hot tubbing under the stars. The romance fades however when Brandon accidentally insinuates that they slept together. Rumors fly through West Beverly/ Marianne is devastated that her "nice" guy was no different than any of the other social climbers that used her to gain status. Andrea is disappointed in him too and Brandon confesses on the school radio station that he lied about his night with Marianne. His apology stuns the girl and she finally decides to forgive him. They decide to just be friends. Later he follows Andrea home to explain himself and discovers that she lives out of the district. Brandon promises to keep it quiet about her residence. Brenda is desperately trying to keep up with the wealthy and popular Kelly. Kelly gets Brenda a fake ID and they head out to a popular hot spot but only Brenda gets entry. There she meets Jason a twenty-something-year-old lawyer who develops an interest in her. Her grades begin to drop and she considers losing her virginity to him. Ultimately she does tell him her real age. His smooth manner disappears and he shows what a jerk he is. He drops her off at home and she is in tears. Meanwhile, David is dodging Steve who is furious about his ruined Corvette. He begins to breathe a little easier than Steve doesn't remember him until he realizes he left Scott's hat in the car. While trying to get the hat the car alarm sounds. Steve races to the scene catches David. David swears to have it repaired.
(Season 1 Ep 3 The Green Room) Brandon meets Dylan McKay a mysterious loner who stops some jocks from harassing Scott in tech class. Dylan takes Brandon surfing and introduces him to his friends including a troubled young woman named Sarah. Brandon becomes disturbed by the behavior of Dylan's friends who treat Sarah like a possession. Brandon gets mad at Dylan's bad boy act after he raids a hotel room. Dylan reveals that he lives in the hotel and only pretends to break in to preserve his reputation. Sarah nearly drowns while surfing drunk but Brandon and Brenda save her life. Brenda is teed at Kelly after she leaves her stranded at the beach. Steve's mother an aging actress encourages him to be nice to David because she mistakes David's father for a producer. But he's really a dentist.
(Season 1 Ep 4 Every Dream Has A Price Tag) Brenda goes on several shopping trips with Kelly and her old best friend Tiffany from junior high school. Brenda can't afford the merchandise and considers stealing because she is envious of her classmates’ wardrobes. She does not realize Tiffany is a shop lifter. Tiffany slashes clothes in Brenda's bedroom and the two are later arrested. Cindy (Ms. Walsh) begins to lose faith in her daughter until Tiffany clears Brenda's name. Brandon begins to work at a trendy restaurant where his boss treats him shabby. He quits after learning that she also pays the minority employees less than minimum wage. He gets a waiter job at a diner called the Peach Pitt. Dylan is friends with the owner Matt. The Walshes hire a maid.
(Season 1 Ep 5 The First Time) Brandon is excited to see his old girlfriend Sheryl who surprises him with a weekend visit. The two are catching up on old times when Cindy mentions to Jim that he should have a talk with Brandon about safe sex. Later that evening Sheryl pretends to sleep in Brenda's room but slips into Brandon's room at night. Brandon is pleased to share his first time with his girlfriend. He assumes Sheryl is too. After their night together Sheryl begins distancing herself from Brandon. She seems to be taking interest in Dylan which infuriates Brandon who believes that it is Dylan who is pursuing her. As things, progress Brandon gets fed up and punches Dylan in the face. Back at Walsh's house, Cindy receives a disturbing phone call from Sheryl's mother. It seems that Sheryl has run away. She ran away from home after a fight with her stepfather. Brandon and Sheryl make up and she returns home. Brenda develops a big crush on her algebra teacher. He asks her to babysit while he and his wife go out. She agrees. Kelly and Donna come over. Brenda's crush is crushed when she sees how he is belittled by his wife. That girls find a family album. Brenda's little infatuation is over by the end of the night. Brandon is depressed. He thought he had a better understanding of who he slept with. After a talk with Brenda, they both feel better.
(Season 1 Ep 6 One on One) Jim encourages Brandon to try out for the basketball team. Steve, unaware that he isn't a strong player, is bitter about being cut from the team. He tells Brandon that several of the players are ringers brought in from out of district to help the team win a championship. Journalistic Andrea decides to investigate and discovers that the player competing against Brandon for the last spot on the roster is from another district. Brandon is ashamed of himself when he learns that the player came to West Beverly to get a good education; his father is a city employee, making him eligible for admission. Brenda enrolls in driver's education, despite the fact that she failed three times in Minneapolis. Kelly is stranded after a concert and begs for a ride, so Brenda takes Brandon's car without permission. She runs out of gas and manages to lose the car.
My Thoughts: Reading this book and watching these episodes was a fun trip down memory lane. As my best friend put it Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place were *the* soap operas of the ’90s. really liked that! Because this book mimics the episodes exactly unless you’re just one of those people that would rather read it because sometimes book versions *do* have more details (but not in this case) you could just watch the episode. It’s really all the same.
As far as the episodes went
Watching this episode (The Green Room) where Brandon is introduced to Dylan for the first time. Wow! This was a good introduction to Dylan Mckay (the bad boy with the sensitive side) It’s amazingly sad to read this book and watch these episodes and know that Luke Perry is no longer with us. I can’t believe it took me so long to realize he was Fred Andrews in Riverdale. It was touching how Shannon Doherty was the driver that Fred tried to save in the end. That made a nice throwback! It touched on alcoholism briefly and this is something that in later years, I’d become all too acquainted with watching it rear its ugly head in my own family.. Not as easily solved as in this episode with Sarah getting into a program (agreeably).
(Every Dream Has A Price Tag) just makes me realize how blessed I’ve been. I was the kid that got all the toys that came out first. And as a teen, I don’t remember wanting the clothes that the popular girls so I didn’t feel peer pressured. I also didn’t hang around people who shoplifted because it made them feel “alive” or for any other reason. I really was very fortunate, that I didn’t really want for much.
(First Time) I didn’t particularly like how Cheryl showed up, slept with Brandon, tried to hit on Dylan, then blame Brandon for her family problems (that he knew nothing about), and then walk away only to leave him with his was an amazing lover. I honestly would never wanna see this chick again. But Brandon wasn’t particularly in the right either for just leaving her with an “I don’t do long-distance” Considering Brandon is supposed to be the “good guy” character of the group, I expected more from him than that.
(One on One) Hmm.. Now while I'm not at all athletic, I will say this and leave it there. Brandon had NO RIGHT WHAT SO EVER to get in Jame's business and confront him about getting "special treatment." SERIOUSLY! Because we just get "sooo" many breaks. Brandon's noisy butt should have just left that alone.
Rating: 7
September 17, 2023
Są takie książki, że podczas ich czytania ma się wrażenie, że ogląda się film, a nie czyta. Tak jest właśnie w tym przypadku, więc nie ma co się spodziewać jakichś głębszych przemyśleń. Z drugiej strony nie ma się co dziwić - książki z tej serii powstały po, a nie przez powstaniem serialu! To świetna historia na rozluźnienie i odpoczynek od dłuższych i trudniejszych lektur, a do tego przywołująca dużo miłych wspomnień. Polecam tym, którzy pamiętają serial.
June 1, 2015
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**A Book Based on or Turned into a TV Show**
The only thing good about this book, was that it was short.
**A Book Based on or Turned into a TV Show**
The only thing good about this book, was that it was short.
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July 6, 2020Kaikkea sitä on tullut luettua, kuten Beverly Hills 90210-tv-sarjasta kokoon kyhättyjä kirjoja. Kirjan sisällöstä ei ole jäänyt muistijälkeä, mutta muistan tilanteen, jossa sen löysin. Olin koulujen kesälomalla ehkä 10-vuotiaana pidemmän aikaa tätini ja mummoni luona toisessa kaupungissa. Tädin kanssa pääsin käymään kirjastossa, mistä tämä kirja ja sarjan pari muutakin osuivat eteen, oi sitä onnea pienelle Luke Perryn ihailijalle.
Nyt kun lisäsin kirjan Goodreadsin tietokantaan, kiinnitin huomiota kääntäjään, A. Salanen. Olisikohan suomentaja käyttänyt salanimeä, koska kansalliskirjaston tietokannastakaan tällä nimellä ei löydy muuta kuin neljä näitä Beverly Hills-kirjoja...
Nyt kun lisäsin kirjan Goodreadsin tietokantaan, kiinnitin huomiota kääntäjään, A. Salanen. Olisikohan suomentaja käyttänyt salanimeä, koska kansalliskirjaston tietokannastakaan tällä nimellä ei löydy muuta kuin neljä näitä Beverly Hills-kirjoja...
March 27, 2019
2.5 stars
This is a book I purchased years ago at a Goodwill and only now got around to reading. It was incredibly dated and some of the characters felt totally OOC from how they are on TV. I definitely prefer the TV version.
The novel was just lacking something.
This is a book I purchased years ago at a Goodwill and only now got around to reading. It was incredibly dated and some of the characters felt totally OOC from how they are on TV. I definitely prefer the TV version.
The novel was just lacking something.
August 14, 2019
Silly and over-dramatic-- perfect if you're looking for something to turn off your brain for an hour or two.
January 17, 2023
Jak miło powspominać dawne czasy. ❤️ nostalgia ❤️
September 19, 2023
Uwielbiam tą serię książek od niej zaczęłam lubić czytać...
December 27, 2023
Did it for the DK crumbs
June 28, 2022
If you like this TV series, you will like to reminisce with the characters. The stories in this title follow the storyline of the TV show closely. The events are from season 1 up until Brandon's Minnesota girlfriend Sheryl's visit.
October 8, 2025
Siit tuleb nüüd kohe nii palju nostalgiat, et kohe on. See raamatuke on üks kolmest, mis on kirjutatud minu teismeea aastate lemmikseriaali põhjal. Ilmumise hetkel olin küll juba otsaga ülikooli jõudnud, aga see ei takistanud neid kohe ostmast ja nautimast (maksid ka tegelikult üsna soolase hinna tudegile). Ilmselt kui esimesena täiskasvanueas oleksid kätte sattunud, siis oleksin lugedes õlgu kehitanud, aga kui ise nende tegelastega koos üles kasvanud, teeb nostalgia oma töö.
Tegelikult on süžee neil üsna mõnus: kaksikud Brenda ja Brandon kolivad vaiksest Minnesotast Los Angelesse ja hakkavad õppima West Beverly Hillsi keskkoolis, kus tihti loevad vaid raha ja väline mulje. Walshid just rahas ei suple ja on üritanud oma lastele teistsuguseid väärtusi õpetada. BH noored aga, kelle väliselt elupõletamise ja rahas suplemise maskide taga peidavad end probleemide küüsis ja kuulsate vanemate tähelepanust ilma jäänud noored, hakkavad peagi ihalema hoopis uustulnukate sooja pereelu. Olenemata ajast ja kohast on teemad kõigile noortele tüüpilised. Eks mõnikord tunduvad lahendused liiga lihtsalt saabuvat, aga las ta siis olla, sihtrühmaks on ju ikkagi (kunagised) noored.
Seriaali pole julgenud täisealisena uuesti vaatama hakata 🙂
Tegelikult on süžee neil üsna mõnus: kaksikud Brenda ja Brandon kolivad vaiksest Minnesotast Los Angelesse ja hakkavad õppima West Beverly Hillsi keskkoolis, kus tihti loevad vaid raha ja väline mulje. Walshid just rahas ei suple ja on üritanud oma lastele teistsuguseid väärtusi õpetada. BH noored aga, kelle väliselt elupõletamise ja rahas suplemise maskide taga peidavad end probleemide küüsis ja kuulsate vanemate tähelepanust ilma jäänud noored, hakkavad peagi ihalema hoopis uustulnukate sooja pereelu. Olenemata ajast ja kohast on teemad kõigile noortele tüüpilised. Eks mõnikord tunduvad lahendused liiga lihtsalt saabuvat, aga las ta siis olla, sihtrühmaks on ju ikkagi (kunagised) noored.
Seriaali pole julgenud täisealisena uuesti vaatama hakata 🙂
January 30, 2020
This book includes novelizations for the first five episodes of the series: The Class of Beverly Hills, The Green Room, Every Dream has its Price (Tag), One on Oneand The First Time. As far as novelizations go, it sticks pretty close to the episodes on which it's based. There are differences along the way that indicate this was written prior to filming. It's a fun, quick read. I would have liked a little more devoted to stitching the episodes together or at least having a final chapter that puts them all in perspective. As is, each episode segment stood alone and there was nothing in the format that indicated when you were switching to a new episode.
For my take on the episodes included in this book stop by the 9021 Here we G0! Podcast and tune in to our rewatch talk: https://soundcloud.com/9021hereweg0/9...
For my exclusive interview with the author for the 9021 Here We G0 podcast try here:
https://soundcloud.com/9021hereweg0/i...
For my take on the episodes included in this book stop by the 9021 Here we G0! Podcast and tune in to our rewatch talk: https://soundcloud.com/9021hereweg0/9...
For my exclusive interview with the author for the 9021 Here We G0 podcast try here:
https://soundcloud.com/9021hereweg0/i...
March 20, 2019
I watched this show when I was a little kid with my mom and vaguely remembered what happen. So when I was off to college I bought the first couple seasons and watched them. Then, i discovered there were books that went along with the series. I found the shows more interested it was basically verbatim from the book to the show and the book was alright. It took a while to finish it because I started other books just couldn't keep my attention.
August 25, 2016
Drama, drama, drama!!!!! So much drama going on for a group of high school kids. It was like a regular high school on steroids but it did touch on a lot of problems kids can face. It was very entertaining.
Want to read
January 19, 2011This is one of my favorite TV shows so I'm hoping that I will enjoy the book when I get a chance to find it.
August 18, 2012
Memories!
October 27, 2012
i checked this book out of Schlow Library in State College, and i liked it.
Want to read
September 22, 2014Great
September 16, 2015
This is not really the best book but the photos are great and it did bring back memories of when I watched the show a long time ago.
will-never-read
November 14, 2015The show was bad enough.
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