This is one of the worst books I've ever read, and I couldn’t put down. I procured it as one of 20 terrible, old, beautifully trashy books found in a 'free' bin outside a secondhand store in Geneva. My attraction to these 20 books was twofold. First, they were free, which is a rare quality in Switzerland. Second, they’re in English, and my French is too poor even for the simplistic smut and old-school Stephen King offered up in this pile of 20 free books. Dolores – promising at the outset becaus More...

Having just finished a biography of Jacqueline Susann (Lovely Me), I wanted to try a Susann novel. I had never read a one before, and was curious to see if my impression of her writing was correct. This one may not be typical. Like all her novels, this one was heavily edited and may have been added to. Since this one was published after Susann's death, she did not get a final say. I chose it merely because it was short.

The book is a thinly veiled take on why and how Jackie Kennedy became Jackie More...

I'm starting to think this book was an exact ripoff of wharton's Summer. Superimposed onto the life of Jackie Kennedy. Tho one features a poor woman and the other rich, their stunted love stories are almost identical. Of course I'm sure there are about a billion books on people marrying for practical reasons rather than passion.

Umm I stole it from the work used bookshelf. And I want to read it this weekend while relaxing and taking the waters. Or whatever I do during the weekends I don't have t More...

I believe this was Ms. Susann's last book before she died, it was published posthumously. The one good thing that I enjoy about authors like she and others is they keep the story simple and easy to read, there aren't too many characters to keep up with in this book. Too bad this book will be compared to her other books but that's show biz. The ending was terrific, so kudos to her for that, other than that it was just another novel at the time that she wrote and this was it.

The end of the novel was the only time i felt sorry for Dolores. And even then just barely. I didn't like a single character in the book. I'm sure this book was written purely for fluff reading, but it just made me so angry. I couldn't handle how little anyone cared for anything but money. Is this the kind of stuff women in the 70's really enjoyed reading? And i only picked this up because the bookstore i bought it from didn't have Valley of the Dolls. Is that even worth reading?

I wish there were a status on Goodreads that was "gave up" because ugh, this was horrible. I read Valley of the Dolls years ago and thought it was dated and dusty and not nearly as scandalous as I had heard, and written badly. I made it, oh, 70 pages into this monstrosity. YUCK. Just horribly written. I can't believe Jacquline Susann became famous but she was so risque for the time, I suppose. Sheesh.

Eh. Not awful, but no Valley. The ending did make me sad in a similar way that Valley did, but my biggest emotionto this book was anger at the way Dolores and other women are treated. I understand though that this is more a comment on the rich and materialistic and not a reflection of Jacqueline Susann's opinion. All in all I was glad to have found this book but it's far from my first choice.

A good book. Every character is critical. A sad ending. The book left me depressed. I'll now move on to some book that takes me out of this sadness.

A Jacqueline Susann novel also from the library in Toledo. That's all I have to say.

A widowed first lady marries one of the world's richest men. Sound familiar?

Not nearly as fun as Valley of the Dolls, but a quick trashy read.

this is no valley of the dolls. but it'll do in a pinch.

Only 1 book left by Jacqueline that I have left to read, she was pretty kick ass for the 60's.

This book rocks!

This book is not at good as her other books (not including "Everynight Josephine"). Her other books were so deliciously trashy and this book has that same element, but shorter and does not have the spark. But considering that she was writing this while she was battling cancer, she did a really good job.

This novel is a thinly veiled account of the life of Jackie O. It's about a woman who is married to an Irish Catholic president who is assisnated during a parade. The main character goes on to live a glamorous life in NYC.

Not nearly as spectacular her other books...this one is lacking in its juiciness factor, charachter developement, and excitement; but still, typical js entertainment.

I picked it up for fun and am quite enjoying it. Although, the Jackie O inspiration is pretty obvious.

Kind of like reading Villette because you ran out of Brontes.

I love her other books but this one didn't stack up.