Read The Raiders (1995)

The Raiders (1995) - Plot & Excerpts

Started this last night. Read "The Carpetbaggers" back in the summer of 1962. HR retains his yarn-spinning skills in this sequel which already looks much like the life of Howard Hughes - just like the first book. Undercutting the enjoyment of the story is the ridiculously pornographic and male dominant sexual content. It seemed at the time that "The Carpetbaggers" was appropriately risque' but the author of this book seems like he needs to be more "up to date"(The C'baggers" was 1960's while this one was published 30 years later)in the age of Hustler and letters to Penthouse. It's easy enough to read so I'll finish it. Maybe tonight. Well... I'm done now and it wasn't that easy to read what with my dodgeing the relentless parade of huge exposed penises mixed in with the meandering Cord family saga. Once again we have a latin "hero" with a three letter name. Bat instead of Dax... Also the re-emergence of the sibling sex theme from "The Carpetbaggers"(Little Sis was just begging for it...). JFK himself appears among the fictional serial fornicators. The second time he's appeared in a novel I've read where his sexual activity is a focus. The other was "Hotel Honolulu". Not horrible but bad enough. A waste of time, really. The happy/violent wrap up was ludicrous. Also, seemed to steal from "Godfather II".

Write Review

Review will shown on site after approval.

Send(Review will shown on site after approval)

Read books by author Harold Robbins

Read books in series the carpetbaggers

Read books in category Humor