A funny, fictional parody of the state of books today. Hely makes an implied connection to movies - that they are simply genre pieces without any true story and that anyone can be a famous novelist by putting the right pieces together. Lost some steam at the end, in my opinion, and I felt like ...
Fantastic satire of mass market writing and reading in the 21st century. I am always frustrated at how difficult it can be to find a truly funny novel, and I definitely found this a truly funny novel. Really enjoyed reading it. Thought the ending could have been a little less hokey - satire upon ...
The endorsement on the back of this book is from Seth MacFarlane. I chose to read it anyway. The guys who wrote it are like the idiot douche-bags you see around and probably are or have been in your twenties. They're funny and sarcastic and think they're way smarter (and funnier) than they act...
I had very high expectations from a review I read, which the first couple of chapters helped to support. Having two friends, who happen to be Hollywood gag writers, race each other around the world, is a delightful premise after all! Sadly, the execution doesn't nearly live up to expectations.All...
I started out Team Vali, but I think by the end I was more of a Team Steve-er. Vali, while telling the funnier anecdotes, was way worse at describing the wonders of the world. Steve Hely made me not only feel like I was a moron for not doing what he was doing, he also made me have a clear picture...