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Bezig met laden... The Girl from Hollywood (1923)door Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a simple story of the quiet and fun filled life at the verdant Californian ranches that is disturbed by the influence of the big, bad city nearby and its restoration after some trials. The description of the beautiful landscapes and the life in the country is lively. The portrayal of Hollywood as a dangerous place for the innocent reflects the public opinion of the early twentieth century America. With a dose of romance, drama, crime, action and morals, this novel is a complete entertainment package, though a bit too simple for the modern reader. ( ) Other resource books on Hollywood during the 1920s cited this book by Burroughs and said it was not a particularly good book. Having read it myself, allow me to confirm: it is not a good book. It's essentially a morality tale/crime novel, with everything portrayed in stark black and white. To wit: Hollywood is evil. If young women go to Hollywood, they will be forced to remove their clothing and degrade themselves, and will become drug addicts. Everyone who knows and loves them will suffer because of this (They will be imprisoned! Raped! Attempt suicide! Go insane!). All Mexicans in the book are murderers and would-be rapists. However, the country life is good and pure. A week of horseriding in the country will cure prolonged addictions to cocaine and morphine! My eyes rolled so much as I read, it's a wonder they didn't escape my skull. This is such a heavy-handed morality soap opera. I read it hoping for more insights into Hollywood in the early 1920s, but the actual city and industry barely figured---Hollywood is almost solely present as a symbol, and a very lewd, evil symbol at that. The information I did glean was about drug use at the time--the slang terms, how it was dosed, what it cost, etc--so it wasn't a completely useless read. I'm very glad I acquired the book as a free legal download through Google Books. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Girl from Hollywood is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs that follows the story of a young woman who moves to Hollywood in order to become a movie star. However, she quickly discovers that the movie industry is not as glamorous as she thought it would be and she must use all of her ingenuity and resourcefulness to survive in a city where she doesn't know anyone. The novel is an exploration of the American dream and the lengths that people will go to in order to achieve it. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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