I'll start with the fact that I really loved The Gospel According to Larry and Vote For Larry by Janet Tashjian. This feels a lot like those, but so far it isn't quite as good. Neenan wants to tell the story naturally, but his narrator jumps around so much in time that it isn't always clear 'when' you are. I'm interested, but it's sure taking time to get into...
UPDATE 12/29/05 7:15pm
It was OK. Amusing, even. But not remarkable (how's that for sentence fragments!). The time setting got better as it went along, but on whole the cover speaks for itself. Basic plot outline: Kid does something embarrassing that gets caught on film and makes him rich & famous. Kid gets manipulated and locks himself in a hotel room to write his version of events, i.e. E! True Hollywood Story. You are reading his book. Ah, metaliterature, how art thou familiar...
I'd really be scraping the barrel to recommend this one to anyone. If I did, it would be to fans of the abovementioned pairing.
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