So it's not Shakespeare, but it's just as dramatic! Grittier than J.S.'s others, The Love Machine glides thru Robin Stone's relationships with three women in the TV industry: the beautiful and tragic Amanda, the beautiful and gutsy Maggie, and the once-beautiful and desperate Judith with microwave-boiling scandal and intrigue. I can only ditto everyone else's praise, but will add that it should be re-read for its treasury of campy wit, i.e. when Christy Lane says, "I don't want a beauty queen, I want a **cker! Get me Ethel!"