6 reviews for Rage Of Angels
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Rage Of Angels
by Sidney Sheldon
Description:
A worldwide bestseller first published in 1980, this novel tells the story of Jennifer Parker, a successful lawyer who is loved by two men, one a politician, the other, a mafia don. Other work by the author includes The Other Side of Midnight and If Tomorrow Comes.
About The Author
Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 January 30, 2007) was an American writer and producer.
He came to prominence in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947) which earned him an Academy Award. He went on to work in television, where his works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show (196366), I Dream of Jeannie (196570) and Hart to Hart (197984). He became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling romantic suspense novels, such as Master of the Game (1982), The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980). He is the seventh best selling fiction writer of all time.
Skryf Review
“Good Reading”
parth
I read all Sidney’s stories, not including the last two books published. After knowing so many great books, I put Sidney Sheldon out of my priority.But from all the book he (I thought it was a she) wrote, this one and Sand of Times is my favourite.This book is about Jennifer (see, I still remember her name though I don’t have the book), a young lawyer who entered her career in a positive manner and optimism in her blood. But then many things happen and many people came along the way, that changed her innocent way of thinking.I found it scary, that people actually can change because of the situation happened to them.I still feel my ‘crush’ on Michael Moretti (me and my best friend discuss about this guy a loooot) and reading about her boy–Joshua if I’m not mistaken- brought tears to my eyes.I hate end of the story by the way. Her loneliness described very well, cause I felt a sting in my heart imagining her closing the door and trying to remember when was the last time she was happy. Hiks. I need end of Sands of Time to recover my sadness from reading this.
arif
Jennifer is in love with Adam Warner and Michael Moretti and nothing seems to make sense and on top of that her son, Joshua, dies and she is all alone. Every author feels the need for adrenaline for his readers to enjoy his book to the fullest, but very few can actually display it in words. Everyone wants to play it safe, because no one wants the leading character to die or become the bad guy or change. But Sidney Sheldon had really shown what he can do with his characters. I love the ruthlessness in the writing. What happens to Jennifer in the book is what is likely to happen to a person sharing a fate similar to hers and no one can escape it. It’s easy for me to say because I don’t live her fate, but if I ever did, then I would be likely to feel the same conflicting emotion between Adam Warner, the person who stole her heart and created the loneliness in her life and Michael Moretti, the person who erased it and became the passion she could not resist. I would have felt much better if Joshua’s death would have been framed by Michael’s mafia gang and then Jennifer would have gone against Michael while Michael was against her and Adam was against Michael. In that way, Jennifer would become Tracy Whitney (If Tomorrow Comes) for some time and then she could go back to living her normal life. But this is the only book that I have ever read that actually goes beyond the limitations of imagination and penetrates deeper into the tragedies of human life, which makes it much more believable as we can relate to it. Like every Shakespearean play ends with “All’s well that ends well”, every Sidney Sheldon novel ends with “If tomorrow comes, but tomorrow never does”.
Kalgi
Jennifer Parker is on her first day of her new job working for the District Attorney’s office in New York City, when she does something horrible. She takes a package from a man in the courtroom and delivers it to the witness. She thinks the man works for her boss, but she’s wrong. And the package contains a dead canary. With his Mafia trial falling apart once the witness refuses to continue his testimony, the district attorney vows to disbar Miss Parker. The defendant was Micheal Moretti, heir to one of New York’s great Families.Weeks after the trial, Adam Warner steps into Parker’s life. He’s been asked to investigate her case for the disbarment hearing and to make a recommendation. People have political ambitions for Warner, and Parker’s case is seen as a stepping stone for his great future.But nothing goes as planned. Moretti used Parker, and finds himself fascinated by her. Warner sees in her everything he’s missing in his wife. The triangle between these three people will change their lives and the lives of everyone around them.The opening pages of the book are set in 1969, and it moves up to near the publication date of 1980. When I was reading the book, I had no idea that it was published thirty years ago. The writing felt vital and alive, and it was a powerful story.
pankti
The story focuses on Jennifer, a young idealist lawyer from a small town who has moved to the big city to put away the bad guys. After a major, albeit innocent, mistake she is completely outcast from her prosecutor’s office and struggles to stay in the city and become a top lawyer.I don’t want to spoil too much more then that. I had no idea what I was getting into when I read this one and enjoyed the ride. I will warn you that this is not a happy, feel-good book though, but it’s very good and Sidney Sheldon has made my list of authors to check out.
Helly
I love this book. Once this book was on my hand, I didn’t want to put it away. It was with me days and nights. I felt asleep reading it and in the morning, I would still find it, with page turned on where I left before involuntarily closing my eyes. This is the first book of Sidney Sheldon that made me cry. Once I started reading it, I was so deeply engrossed in it that I frequently lost the track of what’s happening around me. I wanted to finish it so quickly but at the same time, wished it would never be finished. At some point, I just wished I were alone with this book. I highly recommend this book to everyone. I definitely know that whenever I am alone and quiet, and its raining outside, I will be staring out of my window, with coffee in one hand and this book in another; refreshing each detail of the story, that has left enormous impact in my heart and brain.