Helpful Score: 1
The book is the intense, tragic story of Dolores Ryan, the beautiful and fashionable young widow of a assassinated American President
After his death, Dolores finds herself too poor to sustain her extravagant tastes and too lonely to be fulfilled as a woman. The novel details her quest for money and for men.
After his death, Dolores finds herself too poor to sustain her extravagant tastes and too lonely to be fulfilled as a woman. The novel details her quest for money and for men.
The world's most beautiful woman. She would do anything for love or money. Anything....
Quick read but the characters were still so well written!
I'm sorry to say that I found DOLORES to be a very disappointing and average read.
You would think reading about a Jackie Kennedy type of character would be interesting, but Dolores Ryan was much too shallow to warrant having an entire book written about her! As a side character in a novel of greater depth, sure, but this was just 175 pages of eye-rolling vanity.
I think the theme of great unhappiness being the price of great wealth was grossly underserved by a well-written but superficial treatment.
I give DOLORES a C and highly recommend reading VALLEY OF THE DOLLS instead.
You would think reading about a Jackie Kennedy type of character would be interesting, but Dolores Ryan was much too shallow to warrant having an entire book written about her! As a side character in a novel of greater depth, sure, but this was just 175 pages of eye-rolling vanity.
I think the theme of great unhappiness being the price of great wealth was grossly underserved by a well-written but superficial treatment.
I give DOLORES a C and highly recommend reading VALLEY OF THE DOLLS instead.
