 "The fetid stench of corruption in Hollywood" | 2007-05-31 |
| - Reviewed By hulabuddha |
Heidi Fleiss was not so unusual as a celebrity. If anything she represented a lot of sleazy yet common things in the world, but her defiance is what made a name for herself.
Heidi was a privilaged Hollywood kid, one of several children by her wealthy doctor father in southern California. Her antics as a teenager were bad, to say the least. She had many brushes with the law over typical teenage mischeif (drunk driving, for example), until she dropped out of high school all together. She seemed to crave a more precarious lifestyle based around gambling at the local track. From there, she went into the scene of fast kids / adults in Hollywood, eventually finding her way into a circle of wealth and big time operators. She had a few relationships here and there with older men who introduced her to a more heady lifestyle, until she meets another Hollywood Madame who teaches her the tricks of the trade (no pun intended). Soon, Heidi found herself at the top of her game, as the most sought after Hollywood Madame in history.
Now, I am a Midwesterner. We are typically stiff and stoggy types, and I am not a prude, but this is just plain bad. People who sell drugs or a sex service like Heidi did are looking to make a fast buck, live large, and get swelled egos about them. They use people and spit them out. What got Heidi into the most trouble was her big, fat mouth. She had attitude (and continues) to have attitude. She was like "How dare you come in here!", "All of you police are corrupt!". I wanted to smack her in the face and say "HeLLLOOO! What you are doing is ILLEGAL, lady! Yes, you have a wonderful life, but you got your wonderful life illegally! And the police have attitude?! Just because you're a celebrity you should be treated better than others?!?! WTF??!!!
Heidi goes on to tell of how her arrest, conviction and prison experiences have affected her family, friends, and of course, herself. Is she a better person now? I have chatted with those (white collar and otherwise) who have been to prison and are not career criminals. They tell me that jail is certainly a detourant. You have to have eyes in the back of your head at all times. One perhaps said it best "If you don't believe me, go there yourself." And Heidi lives on the strait and narrow now, because she was scared strait and narrow. Do I think she fought some kind of system and won? Do I think she was made an example of something? No, I don't. There are plenty of big and small time operators out there who are doing what she does, but they do it better because they will never be caught. I look at stories like this and turn my nose up at them "Another one of these Hollywood brats in the news! Enough already!". Heidi was a part of celebrity culture and she gave the people what they wanted. Good for her, I guess. Makes you pride on your own upstanding values. So what if I'm a stuffy MidWesterner. |
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 "Disorganized Mish-Mash at best" | 2006-12-28 |
| - Reviewed By kishore128 |
| This is not so much a book as a scrap book. It is just a collection of news clippings and photographs that are arranged in chronological order without any detailed notes to accompany them. I am not sure if the editor was on crack when he/she/it approved it or if he/she/it just got their brains microwaved. |
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 "KILLER BOOK !!!PURE ENTERTAINMENT!!!" | 2005-10-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: AF3GWPSHA5OBS |
| Anyone who does not find this book to be more than just a book, must have a problem with sex or Heidi Fleiss. Do not cast a stone, we all came from a womb. Sex is natural and normal. Heidi really paid a high price and she wasn't having sex. This book is not sugar coated. A girl who got on a path, conquered, and rode it out alone. I love you Heidi. |
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| "NOTHING LIKE IT" | 2004-10-17 |
| - Reviewed By pnonetrick |
| This book has been over looked and not appreciated for the format, layout & design. I'm an avid reader and had not heard much about PANDERING. Heidi Fleiss, like her or hate her, does not have to do with this book. This book is like an old song that reminds you of the past, a television show that evokes thoughts of time period. I'm surprised there has not been more attention & demand for this book. |
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| "EVERYONE WILL FIND SOMETHING THEY LIKE IN THIS BOOK" | 2004-07-25 |
| - Reviewed By nvrdye |
| One of the most conterversial women of the century. Easy to love and easy to hate. One thing for sure is the madam gets people worked up. Besides the fact that I pick up on different things everytime I look through this book. All the articles and goverment documents and a wild dimension. |
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| "Great Book" | 2004-04-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3E0DWOWNQLPBR |
| This is a great book. I enjoyed reading it very much. Heidi Fleiss is an incredible talent. Her ability to bring people together and to create such an exciting life style is an inspiration. She understands what we all know--sex sells. |
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| "BEAUTIFUL" | 2003-12-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BY3UHAIO94BO |
| This book shows an indepth look into a person most of us have heard about. It is an interesting book, the story is told by photos,art,court documents,news clippings, and personel items. Heidi is not so simple after all. |
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| "strong message" | 2003-12-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BY3UHAIO94BO |
| I bought this book because of the design, after going over it several times I really felt different. I cried at the end and hope other people can appreciate this work of art. |
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| "Real-Life Look Inside" | 2003-02-21 |
| - Reviewed By gen_x_gypsy |
| Many details are told and supported by Fleiss' story, court transcripts and various interviews. This world of wealth, drug use, celebrities, powerful people, LAPD, lies, conniving, deception, world travel and kinky sex, is a real-life look into the debaucherous world of Hollywood that piques the interest. The constant bickering among Madame Alex (died in '95), Ivan Nagy, and Heidi open the doors to this world of raggedy, back-stabbing, shallow people who have the propensity to lie about what they eat for dinner. But then again, this is L.A. This book is interesting and describes the workings and personalities of this world. She did make it in her heyday. From her good family and upbringing in Los Feliz which is in the Hollywood/LA scene to her 1.5 million dollar home she purchased from Michael Douglas in Beverly Hills. She did it. Should means justify ends? What brought her down was her flamboyance, flaunting, and high profile. She talked too much, and in this industry one must be discreet. The police don't care about Madames who "pander," as long as they keep quiet, and provide information as informants. Heidi wasn't quiet, and her info. to the police was often incorrect and/or useless. Now that she has fallen, she can try to sell the experience of this past, because the present for her (like her past) only has old-bags of wind with deep pockets who'll be her meal-ticket. And today (2003)she's out of her prime even for them. As Madame Alex said, "she wasn't even a 4.5 on a scale of 10," and she sure hasn't improved today. Mentally, she's still a 16 yr. old who's still selling her a** because that's all she's got--besides this book. Kudos to Heidi for putting it out. |
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| "This book rocks" | 2003-02-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3O3FL557O1CS |
| I thoroughly enjoyed Heidi Fleiss' memoir Pandering. Reading Heidi's point of view for the first time was truly a riveting experience. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to enjoy a memorable story that touches the heart and affects the emotions. |
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