While Dunne obviously admires many of the inhabitants of this world he clearly doesn't like. He had his hero Gus Bailey die of cancer as did Mr. Dunne around the same time. This is the story of the rise and fall (and fall) of some od the upper class elite ion New York City. Like his fictional alter ego, journalist Gus Bailey, Dominick Dunne was the man who knew all the secrets and wasn't afraid to share them. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2010. Another City, Not My Own: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir, The Way We Lived Then: The Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper. It made me sad to know that this was Dunne's last novel. The author repeats himself, almost verbatim, when describing in detail how the main character was duped into a situation that resulted in a scary slander / libel lawsuit. There are too many unanswered questions, such as why a paranoid man who was usually accompanied by bodyguards was without protection the very night he perished in a tragic fire. X, It made me sad to know that this was Dunne's last novel, Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Unable to add item to List. Buy Too Much Money Unabridged by Dominick Dunne, Ann Marie Lee, Nicholas Hormann (ISBN: 9780375405877) from Amazon's Book Store. Please try your request again later. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. It may seem minor to some people, but it bugged me that an editor didn't catch them, because I sure did! I loved his Vanity Fair columns and his books. Twenty years have passed, except it seems for some mysterious reason the characters behave as if only seven years have; even more mysteriously, the characters speak in the most tortured expository manner you can imagine. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2010. I like the way he wrapped up several of the characters' storylines. --Donna Seaman Since I knew before ordering the book that it had been completed in a rush due to his terminal illness, I was willing to forgive the continuity errors with the previous book. I have a suspicion the rest of the Dunne canon will deal with the same world, but I'm looking forwrd to finding out, albeit with a good breathing space between books. —Tina Brown, Dominick Dunne was the author of five bestselling novels, two collections of essays, and. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. "Lord Biedermeier, I would like you to meet a lady you have heard a great deal about," one of the characters says while introducing another to another, in a typical passage. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. Konstantin's hot-tempered widow, Perla, is obsessed with climbing the social ladder and, as a result, she will do anything to suppress this potentially damaging story. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. I can't wait to write my fictional autobiography, lol. But his tales are told in his typically tantalizing manner. Too Much Money is Vintage Dunne! DUH!! I greatly enjoyed his other novels so was excited to pick this one up but alas, I finished it with a deep feeling of ennui and, almost, distaste. I started watching Dominick Dunne when he did commentary on the O.J. The second, identical to the first, was the main character explaining the situation to another character. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The first explanation was directed at the reader. Dominick Dunne, who died in 2009, offers another indictment of the excesses of self-indulgent, name-dropping socialites. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Featuring favorite characters and the affluent world Dunne first introduced in People Like Us, Too Much Money is a mischievous, compulsively readable tale by the most brilliant society chronicler of our time—the man who knew all the secrets and wasn’t afraid to share them. Please try again. You won't be able to put it down. There wasn't too much of a plot. I think the man was truly a class act, despite what his detractors might have to say for him. I have a suspicion the rest of the Dunne canon will deal with the same world, but I'm looking forwrd to finding out, albeit with a good breathing space between books. The former because I think he was s. Dominick Dunne’s last book and a bittersweet farewell. For those of us of more modest means these stories can almost be regarded as fantasy. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2010. This gives the book the quality of good gossip, much of it scurrilous. Still a good read, although the lifestyle depicted with its unapologetic level of entitlement and privelege could could be a bit hard for sensitive souls to stomach. Please try again. Another suspenseful courtroom thriller from Al Macy. I enjoyed reading both novels and back in the 90s enjoyed dining at the restaurant mentioned in both novels, Swifty's, which is actually Mortimer'. Well worth reading, as are all Dunne books.
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