Valley of the Dolls
That Book was BONKERS
English - September 15, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBooks Arts Society & Culture literature history books book review Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Is it a classic? Yes. Is it well-written? Ehhhhhhhhh, not as such. Is it worth reading? If you are well-warned for homophobic language, fatophobia, ageism, and ableism.
Valley of the Dolls was one of the first Trashy Novels, and like many trashy novels there's more to it than meets the eye. Join Linnea and Jessica as they talk about the dawn of the modern book tour, dolls (pills), Hollywood, shitty men, and wig-snatching scene for the ages.
Recommendations and books mentioned:
Rich and Pretty by Rumaan AlamMillenium Girl by Coerte FelskeFirst Wives Club and others by Olivia GoldsmithPeyton Place by Grace Metalious