Talk:The Love Machine (novel)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:15, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

I am glad this article was created! Thank you to all involved! Evaunit♥666♥ 01:21, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Onassis quote

The first note, which is included along with text in the article about the financial success of the book says:

As news of the movie sale went public, Susann encountered Aristotle Onassis at a New York restaurant. Onassis--apparently impressed by her earning potential--told Susann, "I think I'm married to the wrong Jackie." (Seaman, Lovely Me, pp. 392-93.)

That this comment was ever made seems highly unlikely. Onassis was an incredibly wealthy man who didn't need money from his spouse. It does seem like a very self-serving bit of name-dropping for Susann. I have not read the biography where this factoid appears, so I don't know how valid the source was. Unless it was verified by Onassis himself it seems more likely to have been a bit of self-promotion by the author. Since Wikipedia is supposed to be dealing in facts, I think it is questionable to be presenting this statement allegedly made by Onassis as fact. I don't think it's needed to support the underlying fact that Susann's book was a financial success. If we do include it, I would recommend that the text be modified so that it reads:

allegedly told Susann

Or

is said to have told Susann. Ileanadu (talk) 19:08, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Plot Summary section

This is not a plot summary. It is a promotional description of the characters using ironic, overwritten phrasings. It sounds like it was lifted from the back cover of an edition of the book, or something similar to that. A real plot summary is needed for the novel. Hifrommike65 (talk) 08:45, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]