Never Enough

by Harold Robbins

Book Overview

David Shea, a high powered Wall Street investment banker, has a past that wont be denied. As a teen, he led a group of four friends to beat a local bully to death and let someone else take the rap. David has managed to avoid every bad break, but in a life of big money payoffs, potentially lethal pitfalls, and legal wrangling, fate is bound to get the upper hand at least once.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765300001
• ISBN13: 9780765300003
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Never Enough

This is one of the new generation of books written by authors other than the author, based on the notes or outlines left by the author. The new authors never quite catch the originals but in this case, it is a very creditable job to the point that if someone hadnt actually read ALL of Harold Robbins, this author would be excellent. Encapsulizing - it still isnt Robbins but it may be the next best thing.

I am waiting for the sequel to conclude this story!

The book, I think was a great read, however, it was heavily flawed. The first obvious flaw was that the summary that appeared on the back cover was not a reflection of the story. The piercing and rings were grossly exaggerated and a little too much to handle at times. The main character, David Shea was allowed to be able to get his way with cheating and scheming at all times and that begins to be unrealistic.I was not a fan of the main character Dave Shea but I really fell in love with the Cole Jennings character. He was the good guy in this story. I enjoyed reading about the maturity of his family. I completely disagree with the editorial reviewer that wrote: "Lines like Jenna was probably the only girl in the dorm wearing rings in her nipples, and the least sexually experienced on her dorm floor should have (most) readers dropping the book in disgust ..." Lines like that kept me reading the book! For once a Robbins novel portrays a beautiful woman, (in this case a child really) who knows she is beautiful and does not allow herself to be sexually exploited. I would love to see a sequel to this book that continues the story of Jenna's rise to fame and power and/or a legalistic show down between Giuliani and the fictional character Cole Jennings over the fate of Dave Shea. So Mr. ghost writer get going ... I can't wait for this sequel!

Good......where's Part 2?

After reading the other reviews I was left thinking that the other readers, knowing full well that Harold Robbins was deceased, purchased the book and attempted to compare it to others actually written by him.....That's not fair. I thought the book was good, and so did a lot of my friends at work. Maybe it's because we work in the Financial Industry. At any rate I loved the book and am waiting for the sequel. Now fire up tht PC and get to writing!!!

Fans of Harolr Robbins will love this one

In 1974 Bergen City, New Jersey, four high school seniors get into an incident with a drunken bully. One of the students David Shea hits the drunk one time too many and kills him. His friend Cole Jennings takes the rap, an involuntary manslaughter charge that costs none of them anything. Dave goes on to a life of hustling women and international insider trading of stock. He crosses the line of ethics and legality over the next twenty-five years while making millions, hurting many people along the way, and going through three wives and an assortment of other females. Though written by his estate based on Harold Robbin's notes, most readers will not be able to tell the difference as sleaze and sex fills the pages of the story. The "story line" follows twenty-five years in the amoral life of Dave with some looks at his three high school buddies especially Cole. Most readers will find the tale lacks a plot and Dave has no motives for his behavior except some obscure need to escape his lower middle class New Jersey upbringing. Still, Mr. Robbins' fans will keep reading because the novel is easy to follow and the audience will want Dave to get his comeuppance.Harriet Klausner