Joe’s Reviews > The Carpetbaggers > Status Update

Beyond trashy. Oftentimes uncomfortable. Really rape-y. So, soooo rape-y but that's what you bargain for with a Harold Robbins novel. The Rina Marlowe section is basically a middle aged man's wet dream fantasy and what's up with his obsession with nipples? Bursting forth like flowers. Ripe like plums. Hard and flush with desire. The metaphors are cringey. He's a good storyteller, though, so I'm for the long haul.