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“The Dream Merchants” is the first novel in Robbins’ movie trilogy written in 1949 to be followed by “The Carpetbaggers” in 1961 and “The Inheritors” in 1969. It is one of his earliest novels, and it shows. Whilst the book has a good story line, charting the rise of its main protagonist Johnny Edge and the birth of the motion picture industry, the plotting and story telling is clunky and meandering, unlike the tightly written narratives of the novels which were to follow. However many of the elements which Robbin would later use in his novel structures are present – the switching between first and third person and the books within books which go backwards and forwards in time. “The Carpetbaggers” is arguably Robbins’ best novel, and if you compare it to “The Dream Merchants”, you can see just how much he developed as a writer during the ten years between the two novels. Interestingly, unlike his later novels, there is very little sex and the book is probably more sentimental than his other novels. Robbins clearly made a decision at a point in his career to write novels which were more sexualised. “The Dream Merchants”, like “A Stone for Danny Fisher”, falls into the category of his earlier writing which is more sentimental, less tightly written and with few sexual references. It is probably the weakest of the trilogy, and Robbins, no doubt drawing heavily on his experience in finance at Universal Pictures, populates the novels with numerous financial dealings and machinations, on an almost too frequent basis to the detriment of the plot. If you are a fan of Robbins, read “The Dream Merchants”, but accept that you are reading an early book of a novelist who is still learning his craft and yet to write at his best. Perhaps what impresses most, is just how much he developed between this novel and his best.


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The Dream Merchants Harold Robbins 9780671780166 Books Reviews

Johnny Edge, to be exact. And in him, Robbins has created a character of almost mythical proportions. One of the very best early Hollywood stories ever.
There was nothing I wanted to know before I purchased the product other than wishing for the early arrival of the product and it came early enough. This was because it was part of my son's Birthday gift. The only baffling thing was that the order was duplicated and I was made to pay for it. I have no intention of returning the duplicate since I hope to find a good use for it. Bravo !!
not his best but fun
So glad to have this back in print and in a deluxe trade paperback size. Hopefully, more Harold Robbins titles on the way!!
I liked this book. It gives you a good idea of how the movie industry was in the beginning.
When you think Harold Robbins, you think sex and shallowness. Not for The Dream Merchants.

Instead, this book is an exciting yet factual window into the very beginning of Hollywood, starting in about 1916 into the 1940s. It is the most interesting history book I have ever read.

This book has everything education, great character development, and heart. I loved this book so much that I read it twice. Try it if you like history.
Re-read "The Dream Merchants" for the second time at 73; the first time when I was in my thirties. Not sure why I went back to it after some forty years except the title has always appealed to me as a succinct summation of the movie industry in a pejorative way. It was not what I remembered and I nearly gave up on it at the 76% point. Wooden stereotypes and slow pace. Very little nitty gritty of the movie-making industry which is what I thought I remembered from my first reading. Tried hard to care about the characters but could not muster up much. Like everyone living I've been to my share of movies but gave up on going to the cinema years ago, preferring my flat screen and the sofa. Nonetheless, I'm glad I re-read it and I'm glad it's over.
“The Dream Merchants” is the first novel in Robbins’ movie trilogy written in 1949 to be followed by “The Carpetbaggers” in 1961 and “The Inheritors” in 1969. It is one of his earliest novels, and it shows. Whilst the book has a good story line, charting the rise of its main protagonist Johnny Edge and the birth of the motion picture industry, the plotting and story telling is clunky and meandering, unlike the tightly written narratives of the novels which were to follow. However many of the elements which Robbin would later use in his novel structures are present – the switching between first and third person and the books within books which go backwards and forwards in time. “The Carpetbaggers” is arguably Robbins’ best novel, and if you compare it to “The Dream Merchants”, you can see just how much he developed as a writer during the ten years between the two novels. Interestingly, unlike his later novels, there is very little sex and the book is probably more sentimental than his other novels. Robbins clearly made a decision at a point in his career to write novels which were more sexualised. “The Dream Merchants”, like “A Stone for Danny Fisher”, falls into the category of his earlier writing which is more sentimental, less tightly written and with few sexual references. It is probably the weakest of the trilogy, and Robbins, no doubt drawing heavily on his experience in finance at Universal Pictures, populates the novels with numerous financial dealings and machinations, on an almost too frequent basis to the detriment of the plot. If you are a fan of Robbins, read “The Dream Merchants”, but accept that you are reading an early book of a novelist who is still learning his craft and yet to write at his best. Perhaps what impresses most, is just how much he developed between this novel and his best.