Αδίστακτοι παραγωγοί του κινηματογράφου και της τηλεόρασης που πίσω από τις μεγάλες παραγωγές ξεπλένουν χρήμα, γυναίκες διψασμένες για εκδίκηση, σεναριογράφοι με βίαιο παρελθόν και ερωτοχτυπημένο παρόν,ψωνισμένοι σκηνοθέτες της μιας επιτυχίας, ντίβες ηθοποιοί που κατρακυλούν στα χάπια και στο αλκοόλ, λεσβίες αντζέτισσες, πληρωμένοι κριτικοί, διψασμένοι για αίμα παπαράτσι, κόμισσες της καλής κοινωνίας που στήνουν βραδιές φιλανθρωπίας με αδιαφανές χρήμα, εμμονικοί επιθεωρητές της Αστυνομίας με βαρ...

Niet mijn type boek. Het thema van de jetset lag mij niet, het voelde eerder alsof je een roddelblaadje aan het lezen was. De plotwendingen die waarschijnlijk bedoeld waren om verrassend over te komen waren allesbehalve spannend en het hele verhaal kon mij eigenlijk niet echt boeien.

2,5* για την ακρίβεια, γιατί πέρασα καλά μαζί του, παρόλο που η υπόθεση δεν με άγγιξε καν και δεν συνδέθηκα με κανένα χαρακτήρα. Αυτό βέβαια που σκεφτόμουν όλο το διάστημα της ανάγνωσης είναι το πόσο τυχερή ήμουν που το βιβλίο αυτό το δανείστηκα και δεν πλήρωσα το απίστευτο ποσό που αναγραφόταν σε σελίδα του! Εσένα καλέ μου φίλε που μου το δάνεισες ξέρω ότι σου άρεσε, αλλά και πάλι δεν μπορώ να πω "χαλάλι"! Σόρυ...

Je reculais un peu devant cette lecture car, malgré le titre plutôt aguicheur, les gens autour de moi et autres jurés du meilleur roman Points était deçus et très critiques.Une fois n'est pas coutume, je serai plus indulgente. Pino Corrias dépeint le monde du cinéma italien, un monde très berlusconien, très cynique, le monde dans lequel tout tourne autour de l'argent, de l'alcool, de la drogue et du sexe. Il serait plus juste de dire que ce n'est pas le monde du cinéma (à aucun moment il ne s'ag...

I think I may stop engaging with Goodreads as the reviews I read are typically based on "I didn't like the main character" or some other dislike of the reviewer. Come on people---review the book and leave your personal prejudices at the cover. Had I read the reviews before starting this book I never would have read it.This is one of the books I picked up at the library because I liked the title and it turned out to be a novel full of deep character and nasty plot twists. Corrias’ style is succin...

Oh I did enjoy this believable window into a bizarre world, most of us would never have entry too. I might not like the various characters, but I did find the whole book 'SUCH FUN'...

Niet te lezen . Langdradige zinnen die eindeloosGezwetsWeerspiegelen. Totaal irrationele zinnen vol onzin of samenhang

Meh I can't do an decent review on this, completely unintressed in the story and forgot most of what I've read.

From the perspective of someone who knows absolutely nothing about Italy or Italian cinema, this was a fairly interesting read, with some lovely descriptions of the atmosphere and landscapes of Rome and other places the characters visit. However, I found the characters to be not very relatable, and despite backstories I never felt like I knew them or really cared about what happened to them, although I was invested enough to read to the end to find out what happened to them. The ending was neith...

**ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review**Italian and roman culture and how it's rich influence adds color and life to the TV and film industry. It all comes to life in Pino Corrias' novel We'll Sleep When We're Old. "He was likable, he was munificent, he offered advice. He listened to secrets. He dispensed opinions." The colorful story of Oscar Martello, a self made man (who wouldn’t mind reminding you of his hardships and success whenever he encounters you) who is the p...

Right from the start I didn't like the main character however the other characters and the writing about them seemed, different.At the end, I had this aha moment. The main character is brash, crude, a crook and generally unlikable...but everyone "likes" him. And as long as you are on his side, everything is wonderful, perfect, awesome, etc....Cross him or disagree, it goes quickly into the toilet. You are worthless, scum, terrible, a waste of breath...I felt like I was reading about someone who

Υπέροχο γράψιμο, φανταστικά κάδρα, αβανταδορικο σκηνικό.Δεν καταφέρνουν να σώσουν το αστείο σενάριο κ τους τόσο αδύναμους χαρακτήρες

Protagonist Oscar Martello is a rich and corrupt Roman media producer. He's named script writer Andrea Serrano as his best friend and shipped him off to an apartment in Paris with his leading actress, Jacaranda Rizzi. The main purpose of their hasty disappearance is to drum up public interest in their upcoming film release, but not everyone is in on the plan and things go unsurprisingly awry.The Kirkus Review of this title is spot on. While the story flows at a decent pace, with details from the...

Ήταν ευχάριστο και ευκολοδιαβαστο. Είχε ωραία περιγραφικά στοιχεία κ ο τρόπος γραφής έρεε ανεμπόδιστα. Ενώ μου άρεσε ο τρόπος που ο συγγραφέας έμπλεκε την ιστορία και τους πρωταγωνιστές δεν κατάφερε να δώσει περισσότερο βάθος. Νομίζω ότι είχε τα φόντα λόγο γραφής να εξελιχθεί σε κάτι ακόμα καλύτερα αλλά οι χαρακτήρες ενώ είχαν στοιχεία για ανάπτυξη χωρίς να γίνουν βαρετοί δεν αναπτύχθηκαν νομίζω κατάλληλα (ή έστω βαθύτερα). Έτσι, παράμ παπάμ επειδή δεν παύει να είναι ένα καλό ανάγνωσμα που δεν τ...

Twijfel tussen 2 of 3 sterren. 3 voor de spannende opbouw. Maar uiteindelijk geef ik toch maar 2 omdat ik moeite had met taal en stijl. Er waren teveel ellenlange opsommingen en teveel zinnen zonder begin of einde.

Personally, not a big fan of this book. I realize it is translated from Italian, but the sentences are so long that I find myself having to go back and reread them more than once because I forget what they are about! The characters are not very interesting (all they are into are sex, drugs and infidelity it seems...). I am normally a very quick reader as reading is my favorite way to wind down and relax but this book does nothing for me. Character development, storyline etc. - none of it is deep...

Despite the good review in a magazine, I was unimpressed.The plot was thin & fairly predictable.The author rambled through excessively long descriptions of everything. What only needed a sentence or two got two or three paragraphs. The book could have easily been 100 pages shorter and lost nothing. I ended up skimming more than reading because of it.Overall, I wouldn't recommend the book.

Got to page 29....boring me nearly to death. Life is too short. Done!

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are all highly flawed individuals desperately grasping for a lifestyle that provides security, but at the same time,excitement. Everyone hustles. Everyone looks out for themselves first. Even the “good guy” Andrea is distrustful and behaves selfishly. And at the center of it all is Oscar, controlling the narrative, juggling real-life complicated story lines with ease. When things don’t go his way, Oscar’s mad-genius takes over and he hatches the most co...

It is rare that I don't finish a book but this is the rare book that I couldn't get past the first 50 pages. It felt like I had started reading the biography of Harvey Weinstein- movie mogul gets what he deserve for despicable behavior.