The STALLION

Rating:
Summary: Good Read
Review: As a long time fan of Harold Robbins, I've read most of his more popular novels, but not The Betsy, which is the precursor to The Stallion. However, one not need have read the former to understand what is going on in the latter. The Stallion is vintage Harold Robbins, and IMO, one of his best stories. I couldnt help but wonder whether the XB electric car in the story was a case of art imitating life or vice versa. Whichever you choose, it was a fascinating insight into the world of sports cars.

Rating:
Summary: Good Read
Review: As a long time fan of Harold Robbins, I've read most of his more popular novels, but not The Betsy, which is the precursor to The Stallion. However, one not need have read the former to understand what is going on in the latter. The Stallion is vintage Harold Robbins, and IMO, one of his best stories. I couldnt help but wonder whether the XB electric car in the story was a case of art imitating life or vice versa. Whichever you choose, it was a fascinating insight into the world of sports cars.

Rating:
Summary: Wheelers and Dealers
Review: Harold Robbins' sequel to the lukewarm THE BETSY brings back Angelo Perino and the gang for yet another multitude romps in the hay as they all use one another for the benefit of money and power in the automobile business.

Robbins paint-by-the-numbers storyline doesn't miss a beat : lesbianism, sadomasochism, nymphomania, orgies, it's all there-- once again ! Yet, the author succeeds in making the story works. His auto industry's wheelings and dealings are a fun read, especially the making of the first electric car, the XB 000. One can't help but wonder when fiction stops and reality takes over. As for the characters, well, as we all know, Robbins is no Proust. His Angelo character is no different than his other characters in his 24 books. Macho, good looking, well-endow, a master in his field as well as in the bedroom...

Still, THE STALLION is a fun read. It is not one of Robbins best (NEVER LOVE A STRANGER,THE CARPETBAGGERS, THE LONELY LADY, 79 PARK AVENUE) and not his worst (THE DREAM MERCHANTS). It's more on the lukewarm side-- just like its prequel.

M. Boucher

Rating:
Summary: Harold Robbin's "The Stallion" ROCKS!!!!!!
Review: The Stallion, is a beautiful piece of artwork, and anyone that disagrees obviously cannot appreciate on of the greatest men's work that ever lived. The Stallion rocks!!!