- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Co (Sep 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0688117864
- ISBN-13: 978-0688117863
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 560,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Candide in modern drag: British actor Everett's first novel retails the naughty adventures of a pill-popping, omnisexual naif as he cruises a jet-set world in which everything, especially him, is for sale. Still smarting from his childhood discovery of the male member that will prevent him from becoming a Great Actress, and warmed by his fonder memories of his early days as a precocious male prostitute, onetime soap-opera star Rhys Waveral is living on, and living it up, in a suite at the Hotel Leicester in Paris - until his father, Brigadier Dimbleby ("Dim") Waveral, phones with the news that Rhys's financial advisor, "that bloody deviant, Gavin Winterton," has just sold him short in the stock market crash of '87. What to do? With stoic sighs, Rhys (a.k.a. Dorhys, Dorita, Lady Beth Fraser, etc.) runs off on his lovely, accident-prone wife Adrienne to return to his old profession, agreeing to accompany hideous Rikki Lancaster, "the Duchess," and her lesbian medium companion, Elida Schumann, to Tangiers for a week of torrid, expensive passion. As Dim takes off for Paris to have it out with his wayward son, and Rhys's friend Peach Delight takes it on herself to dazzle him with Ecstasy and decolletage, Rhys plunges into a furious carnival of grotesques - from Sir Maurice Goodbuns to Little Beige Riding Hood - all coming together (so to speak) for a memorable climax at Ashby de la Zouche's costume extravaganza, the 1988 Fruit Ball. Since Everett hasn't Joe Orton's command of the mechanics of farce, Rhys's riotous, in-your-face odyssey finally comes across as sad and a little boring. But readers hungry for the latest sex-and-drugs update on the too-too beautiful people, darling, could make this a hit anyway. (Kirkus Reviews)
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For Rhys disaster is lurking around the corner. When he loses all his money in the Crash of '87, eviction from his suite at the Hotel Leicester in Paris looms large. Stripped of all his assets, Rhys has only one thing left to sell: himself. This is the first novel by the actor, Rupert Everett.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I didn't expect much, honestly; I decided to read it because I think Rupert Everett's just the sexiest thing. But hey, the man has a brain and he can write too. I shall never objectify a gorgeous actor again! The novel is amusing and witty, and has a surprisingly existential ending.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've had this book for 4 years and have read and re-read it over again. The dialogue is wonderfully funny and the story moves along at a quick pace. Ideal characters and you can really sense that this book *is* semi-autobiographical. I wish Amazon would carry his other books!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Hello" is a wonderful fantasy with charming and nutty characters. The book is perfect escapist reading. I just hope that there will be more to come in the story. Please encourage Mr. Everett to do more writing. I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment.
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wonderfully funny!
This entire book kept me wondering "what is going to happen next". Rhys is a wonderful guy, he just can't seem to stay out of or stop causing some kind of havoc. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 1999
funny as hell
terribly amusing quick read. everett has a very witty tongue-in-cheek writing style that will keep you smiling throughout this thinly veiled work of "fiction".
Published on 9 Jun 1999
Very good - but just how autobiographical is it?
The book does not claim to be an autobiography, but there is sufficient feeling in parts that I wonder just how much are real memories and how much is sheer invention. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 1999
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