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Title: Mr. Famous: A Novel by Carol Wolper ISBN: 1-57322-272-0 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 24 May, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: DON'T BOTHER
Comment: I've read all of ms Wolpers books and they're all the same ! The names change but the narrative voice remains the same as do the stories .Its always an older famous Hollywood star who gets involved with our wisecracking heroine then we get some inane comments on fame and love
Very disapointing
Rating: 2
Summary: Famous Fluff
Comment: If literature is a plate of food, this book is the parsley garnish; best pushed aside to get at some real sustenance. The writing is "clever" enough, as advertised, but empty. The only thing more important to the Lucinda character than the endless listing of designer labels is her self-absorbed ramblings. "Clever" might cut it for a short plane flight but I actually think that Ms. Wolper could do a great deal better if she would just go deeper. Maybe there was supposed to be a play on the "shallowness" of Hollywood by keeping the insights at a chatty level. Nothing here to sink your teeth into at all.
Rating: 5
Summary: Carol Wolper is my guilty pleasure
Comment: I have read all of Carol Wolper's books, two of them on airplanes. She writes about Hollywood from the point of view of those who work in the "industry" but not at glamour jobs. I loved the premise of "The Cigarette Girl", which was that you don't want to be the bimbo the guys sleeps with, you want to be the one he has a cigarette with after. Her main characters are smart and edgy women who take control of their lives while getting mixed up in the craziness of the film business. In the case of "Mr. Famous", Lucinda is the personal chef of a fading action hero in the midst of a personal crisis. "Mr. Famous" wants Lucinda around because he "thinks better when she's in the room", not because he had designs on her, which is a good thing because he has a habit of treating women badly and is unable to commit. Wolper's characters have a way of bringing out the best in the "stars" in her books through their wit, intelligence and honesty. Lucinda is lovable from beginning to end and is a believable character in some unbelievable sutuations. Wolper gives us an insider's glance into the world of glitz and glamour and the truths aren't as pretty as the glossy magazines we read. This page turner shows us how Mr. Famous redefines himself from an '80s superstar into a new kind of celebrity for the next millenium. A fun read!
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Title: Bling : A Novel by Erica Kennedy ISBN: 1401352154 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 16 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bergdorf Blondes : A Novel by Plum Sykes ISBN: 1401351964 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 07 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Right Address by CARRIE KARASYOV, JILL KARGMAN ISBN: 0767917219 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Cigarette Girl by Carol Wolper ISBN: 1573228184 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: So 5 Minutes Ago : A Novel by HILARY DE VRIES ISBN: 1400061385 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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