A review by robertrivasplata
Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Box Brown's darkly loving homage to 80s-90s lowest forms of popular entertainment. Follows the life & career of a character combining aspects of every child star of the era. The details on the various fictitious publications & fake movie posters are great. Like many other Box Brown books, Child Star explores the meeting of celebrity, pop culture, & nostalgia. I look forward to seeing his thoughts on the subject in The He-Man Effect. I feel like Brown wanted us to suspect lil' Owen's parents were trying to make him small from the start, so that they could have a child star. Very reminiscent of Bojack Horseman, but without any promise of a redemptive arc.