The View from Babylon: The Notes of a Hollywood Voyeur

by Donald Rawley

Hollywood at the end of the century is a dream state, continually rebuilt in spite of ceaseless natural disasters, a place that shapes fantasies and cultural currents on a global scale. It is also a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446524115
• ISBN13: 9780446524117
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

You have to live in LA to understand this book...

That's basically the bottom line. I've lived in Los Angeles all of my life. I've frequented Hollywood and some of the other star studded places glamorized all over the movie star scene. I was even lucky enough to attend a party at a famous movie stars house. Donald hit the nail on the head with this book. It describes the rich and the famous of Hollywood to a tee. I found it to be a great read since I am an avid reader of Hollywood and celebrity gossip columns. I think some people are just a little curious about how their lives tick. I think he covered just about every aspect of the Hollywood elite. In my opinion, it was a well written observance of life in the shoes of the rich, famous, infamous, and those striving to be as such. I wouldn't expect a grade A review from someone who lives somewhere other than Los Angeles or CA for that matter.