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ayaktruk's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this made me think back to my days working at the Roger Corman studios in Venice, CA. Tough work, but kinda like boot camp. Glad you did it, but glad you don't have to do it over again.
birgits_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
hat mir sehr gut gefallen, es wirkt sehr realistisch und zeigt die nicht so schöne Seite Hollywoods und der Filmindustrie, der schreibstil ist erfrischend und es ist sehr leicht zu lesen :)
runningdowndelaney's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lbrick363's review against another edition
3.0
I was not super thrilled with this book. The beginning started out good, but the ending felt rushed and I lost interest really by page 161. I finished it though. Couldn’t stand Bobby. If I were David I would have popped that kid right in the face. I do wonder what happened to Pott’s. That was never mentioned.
ericwelch's review against another edition
3.0
Spandau is an ex-stunt man and cowboy (if you can define cowboy as someone who ropes steers coming out of a chute) who is currently working as a P.I. The plot is rather ordinary, but the characters have a certain appeal and the dialog is fun. Spandau is hired to protect an actor, r Bobby Dye, who is being blackmailed by a local thug, Ritchie, who did him a favor by getting a dead body out of his bathroom. Ritchie wants to use Dye in a second-rate movie and Dee wants desperately to get out of doing it fearing it will ruin his career.
Depp (I believe I read somewhere Daniel is Johnny’s brother) has an eye for the Hollywood scene with all its foibles and bizarre fetishes which help to make this book quite entertaining.
For those in Hollywood who might wonder, the author begins with the following:
They are not They.
He, She, or It, is not You.
I listened to this as an audiobook and one Amazon reviewer who read the paper copy remarked how much she thought the dialogue sparkled when read aloud. Certainly Don Leslie, the reader in this case, does a great job with the characters and narration.
Depp (I believe I read somewhere Daniel is Johnny’s brother) has an eye for the Hollywood scene with all its foibles and bizarre fetishes which help to make this book quite entertaining.
For those in Hollywood who might wonder, the author begins with the following:
They are not They.
He, She, or It, is not You.
I listened to this as an audiobook and one Amazon reviewer who read the paper copy remarked how much she thought the dialogue sparkled when read aloud. Certainly Don Leslie, the reader in this case, does a great job with the characters and narration.
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