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A review by katewutz
Stay Up with Hugo Best by Erin Somers
3.0
The blurbs on the back call it hilarious, but calling this book “hilarious” is like calling Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine “a quirky romp”—it’s a bleak meditation on fame and the hopelessness of a career in the arts. There are some one-liners, but they come off as gallows humor, laughing in the face of nihilism. Nothing matters, everyone dies, fame won’t save you and neither will proximity to fame.
However, I’d absolutely read Erin Somers’ next book. She nailed the characters of June and Spencer, nailed what it feels like to suspect that you’re not that good at the thing you’re passionate about, nailed the feeling of being nearly 30 and feeling like you’re running out of time to do something that matters.
This book wasn’t what I expected, that’s all. The publisher seems to be selling it as a beach read, and maybe it is, but if you want a truly fun read, this might not be for you.
However, I’d absolutely read Erin Somers’ next book. She nailed the characters of June and Spencer, nailed what it feels like to suspect that you’re not that good at the thing you’re passionate about, nailed the feeling of being nearly 30 and feeling like you’re running out of time to do something that matters.
This book wasn’t what I expected, that’s all. The publisher seems to be selling it as a beach read, and maybe it is, but if you want a truly fun read, this might not be for you.