The Martini Shot: A Novel

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Summary: Kampai!
Review: I don't know, I think this book was pretty damn funny. I don't even pretend to understand what "hollywood" is all about, but, although Charlie's reflective scene before he douses himself may have been a bit maudlin, the characters are what make it... You want to adopt Matt, shoot Barb (with cellulite), share a joint with Camilla, BE Ava, and have a couple of Chrisses ... As far as the criticism of one-liners goes, how fitting for Charlie to end up "in the drink"... The wit and sarcasm of these "one-liners" has made me oddly homesick for that so very AMERICAN sense of humor. I think assuming this'll turn into the hollywood film Mr. Craig seems, although halfheartedly, to be trashing, is not to give him enough credit. So what if it does?

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Summary: The future is bright
Review: Peter Craig knows something about families and dysfunction and the movie business. He has put his knowledge to good use in this first novel in which the illigitimate son of a fading action star takes a bus to Hollywood to meet the man who, until now, has only been a sperm-donor in his life. Craig is a writer to watch.

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Summary: Worth a look
Review: This book was absolutely nothing like I expected, and I think the advertising for it and the description were sort of intentionally misleading. But I did find myself liking the book very much by the midway point, mostly because the characters were all so odd and unpredictable. Eventually I forgot the whole label-thing, and I just enjoyed the book. Don't read this if you expect some gossipy Hollywood novel. It's actually a good little comedy about a lot of amusing and neurotic people trying to keep it together.

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Summary: Worth a look
Review: This book was absolutely nothing like I expected, and I think the advertising for it and the description were sort of intentionally misleading. But I did find myself liking the book very much by the midway point, mostly because the characters were all so odd and unpredictable. Eventually I forgot the whole label-thing, and I just enjoyed the book. Don't read this if you expect some gossipy Hollywood novel. It's actually a good little comedy about a lot of amusing and neurotic people trying to keep it together.

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Summary: A good start for this Iowa Workshop Grad
Review: This was an enjoying tale of Hollywood. Enough has already been said. But my concern is now that he hasn't written about something he knows well, will there be a follow. It has been about three years now and no news over a sophmore book.

Rating:
Summary: A good start for this Iowa Workshop Grad
Review: This was an enjoying tale of Hollywood. Enough has already been said. But my concern is now that he hasn't written about something he knows well, will there be a follow. It has been about three years now and no news over a sophmore book.