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3.36 AVERAGE

lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good book has the same hasn’gatsby energy of long passages with little action throughout the book.

Quite a depressing book, but shows how false and fake Hollywood is.
reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced

Absolutely boring. Reminds me of white noise. Just a white dude talking about a girl and no plot. 
dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DID NOT FINISH: 39%

the fact that scott fitzgerald recommended this should have been warning enough
dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Simpson, Homer Simpson,
He's the greatest guy in history.
From the Town of Waynesville, Iowa.
He's about to hit misery.

Obligatory Simpsons reference out of the way, this was a disappointingly empty experience. I couldn't help but think that compared to other well-made films about the film industry, e.g., The Player or, to an extent Sunset Boulevard this has almost nothing to say outside of the Los Angeles is fake theme. West gives very little insight into the film business, and the story never goes anywhere interesting as a result.