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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The dark side of Hollywood, 24 Dec 2004
This is the behind-the-scenes story of Toby Temple, who rose from poverty to become a show-biz superstar on TV and in the movies, as well as a first-class heel. It is also the story of Jill Temple who escaped a sad childhood and fled to Hollywood with stars in her eyes, but never got her big break, despite using every casting couch in town. Toby and Jill married, and then she used her new power to destroy all those who hurt her. Even she couldn't know it would all end in murder.This novel is a departure for Sidney Sheldon, who usually writes thrillers with beautiful, young heroines facing disaster every few pages. He does know Hollywood, however, being a prolific Oscar and Emmy-winning writer. Here he creates two characters who manage to be sympathetic despite being completely without scruples, and you'll find the book hard to put down. He carefully weaves characters and details, slowly building to a surprising and very satisfying conclusion. This is a well-written, exciting story about the world of actors, agents, and directors (it's fun to try to guess which characters may have been based on real people); I happily recommend "A Stranger in the Mirror."
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10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant, 17 Aug 2001
This was a dark and interesting book. I found it difficult to put down. I really loved Toby Temples character. I found him to be very realistically written, especially as he got more famous. He could at times be a difficult man, but also had a compassionate side. When Toby met Jill, he fell in love for the first time in his life. He was truly happy then, probably for the first time ever. However, I never could guess how she honestly felt about him. She married him for his power, so that she could get revenge on the people in Hollywood - but did she grow to love him?... Which brings me to another issue - David. What a weak and annoying man. What type of man marries a woman he doesn't love just to please his mother? At the point that Jill married Toby, David had finally divorced Cissy (after SHE left HIM) and was on his way to see Jill and ask him to marry her...I had started out liking Jill, and felt sorry for her for the first part of the book. But as time went by I found her to be very conniving. The way the book ended was absolutely brilliant - really dark and chilling. No happy endings here!! Brilliant book, brilliant characters - it's a shame that Mr Sheldons more recent works aren't up to this quality.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Stranger in the Mirror, 12 April 2005
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Great read, Sheldon portrays a beautiful down trodden heroine, Jill Castle, who makes it big despite the odds being stacked against her. Just when she is about to have her greatest wish come true her past comes back to haunt her, with devastating consequences.
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