Rivales del Poder

by Joseph Amiel

Joseph Amiel se sumerge en esta novela en el mundo de la televisión, y lo que sucede detrás de la pantalla. El autor realiza un vivo retrato de los ejecutivos, productores, guionistas y actores, dejando al descubierto todo lo que son capaces de hacer para conseguir sus objetivos. Greg Lyall y Christine Paskins acaban de empezar sus carreras en una de las cadenas de televisión mas importantes de Estados Unidos. El es productor y ella periodista; pronto la pasión que ambos sienten por el trabajo se vera igualada por la pasión que nacerá entre ellos. Poco después, Greg conocerá a Diane Roderick, la hermosa y obstinada hija del mítico director de la cadena. A partir de ese momento sus vidas jamas volverán a ser como antes. Desde las oficinas de Manhattan a las suntuosas alcobas de Hollywood, todos piensan en lo mismo: en los indices de audiencia ... Hasta que la violencia irrumpe salvajemente en el mundo brillante y vertiginoso de la televisión.

443 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Joseph Amiel is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, web series creator, and lawyer. His most recent fiction is a small collection of short stories entitled Death Can Delight: A Trio of Mysteries. He is the author of the novels Stalking the Sky, Birthright, Deeds, Star Time, and A Question of Proof. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He wrote the cult horror-film classic Daughters of Darkness. His comedy screenplay "Games" has been honored at film festivals, as has his comedy-mystery web series "Ain't That Life." A graduate of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Amherst College and Yale Law School, he is married and lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, I must say I was gifted this book by the author. This book reminded me of Broadcast News. It focused on a love story but expanded beyond that over an epic storyline. The characters were interesting as was the finale. I felt overwhelmed at times by the sheer number of characters. Although they were all interesting, many seemed inconsequential to the main storyline and didn't deserve their own storylines. At times I found following along and remembering who is who rather challenging. I would recommend buying the original edition of this book. I have the updated edition and there were discrepancies like mentioning something currently happening in the Clinton administration and then later taking about 9/11. These timeline mistakes took me out of the story every time. The story is timeless and does not need an update. Overall, I enjoyed this book.