The Fourth Estate

by Jeffrey Archer
The Fourth Estate  
published July 1st 1997 by HarperTorch
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0061092037   (isbn13: 9780061092039)
pages 752
description Utilizing his extensive theatrical experience, Martin Jarvis handles the difficult task of narrating Jeffrey Archer's bestseller, The Fourth Estate,...more
date added
02-08-07



Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of The Fourth Estate.







discuss this book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »




friend reviews (0)

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.



lists with this book




other reviews (showing 1-20 of 436)



Lilyrose
Lilyrose rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
03/18/08

It was an amazing book tracing the life of Rupert Murdoch...i loved the ease and exquisiteness with which Archer had written the book...it was a master at work ,definitely.And for someone like me who aspires to be a journalist(LIke me:)) this book was all the fodder i needed....Two thumbs up!!!
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Caleb
Caleb rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
03/30/07

A repeat of Kane and Abel and As the Crow Flies from the perspective of the building of a media empire. This one though was far from compelling and often seemed half-hearted almost one definitely had the feeling this ground had been covered before - and much more interestingly too.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Dawn
Dawn rated it: 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars
01/16/08

bookshelves: books-i-will-never-read-again
Read in January, 1997
ICK ICK ICK! I really hated this book. I even skipped to the end just so I could find out what happened and even then I disliked the book. It was very confusing and convoluted and boring. ICK. A HUGE disappointment as I really liked the previous two books I had read by him!
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Kbudd
Kbudd rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
07/12/08

bookshelves: fiction, friendship
Love the dual protagonists - two newspaper tycoons in Australia and England and their fight for control of the media world. The saga is 60+ years. But the ending is anticlimatic, very BLAH. Unlike his Kane and Abel, the ending does not match the rest of the story.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Risley
Risley rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/29/08

Read in January, 2000
Interesting story of the cutthroat newspaper industry. I also liked Jeffrey Archer's As the Crow Flies and Kane and Abel. Even though his books are long, they always keep my interest.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Veronica
Veronica rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
07/24/08

Read in July, 2008
I gave up on this half way through.... how many times can you rewrite Kane & Able?
Like this review?   yes   (1 person liked it)
  3 comments

Ima
Ima rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
05/24/07

As much as i love him, I think I just wasn't in the mood for this at the time. The premise follows Kane and Abel to a tee, which was much better.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Annie
Annie rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
06/15/07

Read in April, 2005
Archer comes through once again with a surprise ending - this one literally on the last page of the book. Fun reading.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Kris
Kris rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
04/29/08

Read in February, 2008
A little dated, but interesting. Business and journalism are an unhealthy mix.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Deddy
Deddy rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
08/21/07

Read in July, 1999
I like this novel, it gaves me insights to business intriques...:)
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Katie
Katie rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
12/28/07

Read in January, 2004
Good beach read written from a very masculine perspective.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Vyasviral
Vyasviral rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
10/09/07

A good read but i thought it was similar to kane & abel.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Arhyel
Arhyel rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
07/30/07

it was kane n abel but from a diferent perspective.....
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Peter
Peter rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
06/15/08

Engaging if shallow. Vast breadth if little depth.
Like this review?   yes  
  add a comment

Greg
Greg rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
03/05/08

 

Rahul
Rahul rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
04/19/07

 

Brenda
Brenda rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
11/16/07

 

Jostianto
Jostianto rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
04/08/08

 


« previous 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 21 22



book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.50 (375 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.45 (317 ratings)
number of reviews: 15






other editions

Fourth Estate (Hardcover)
The Fourth Estate (Paperback)
Fourth Estate (Windsor Selections S)