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Title: It's All True: A Novel of Hollywood by David Freeman ISBN: 0-7432-4975-5 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A nice diversion but nothing that special
Comment: It's All True is a pleasant enough story with some interesting elements to it, a quick read, and an insider look at Hollywood but for all of that, it's not very deep. While David Freeman creates a nice protagonist in screenwriter Henry Wearie and puts him into situations that generate some appeal, for the most part there's nothing so profound as to overwhelm the reader and put the book onto that next level.
There's nothing really wrong with that, however, and Freeman does do a few things that are somewhat out of the ordinary. The plot involves non-linear shifts in time and manages to tie in common threads well. It also tries to give an honest glimpse of the life of a writer at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain but again, doesn't do anything that hasn't been seen before. Lastly, Freeman deserves some credit for consistency in the sense that he explores Henry's personal relationships with some detail and the characters are all inherently believable.
Overall the book was a good two or three day read but it's nothing to rave about.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Real Hollywood
Comment: As a reader of Hollywood fiction and nonfiction this book fills the bill perfectly. The protagonist, writer Henry Wearie, has had minor success but is in a bad trough, both writing and personally. Through reattachment to a former relationship, Henry becomes "hot" or at least "lukewarm" again. The book proceeds to intertwine stories of Henry as it effects his writing, his friends and his love life as he plods his way through the Industry.
My one complaint about the book is through the use of flashbacks the book can be confusing as to where you are in time from where the novel starts. This book is funny and sad. If you like to feel emotion in a novel, this will fill the bill. My only mild complaints would be that there are so many characters introduced for short interludes it's difficult to get extremely attached to the characters and the aforementioned confusion about time structure.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious and Authentic
Comment: As a fellow "recovering screenwriter," I can bear witness to the painful, hilarious authenticity of "It's All True". The passage of David Freeman's protagonist is the archetypal journey of the semi-serious writer turned serious Hollywood hack. It's a story that needed to be told and told well and Freeman has done it with style and heart.
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Title: A Hollywood Life by David Freeman ISBN: 0671727389 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 July, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Hollywood Education: Tales of Movie Dreams and Easy Money by David Freeman ISBN: 0881848700 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind ISBN: 068486259X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Hollywood Animal : A Memoir by JOE ESZTERHAS ISBN: 0375413553 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 27 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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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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