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This is a biting and sardonic book, bristling with dark humor and witty dialogue. RC is kind of a contemporary Oscar Wilde who wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray," about a man split in two, the struggle he undergoes. It also puts me in mind of W.W. Jacobs who wrote "The Monkey's Paw.", the theme of which is "Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it." RC's expose' of the Hollywood underbelly is a wildly dark comedy, rich with caustic characters and reflections of his own personal
Who would have known a writer who penned screenplays for early 80’s television shows like The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, B.J. and the Bear, and Three’s Company could spin out one of the best novels I’ve read this year. A young screenplay writer, Alan White creates a television series that tops the ratings. The show exudes state of the art death and dazzle, full frontal nudity and geysers of blood. Alan’s made it, enjoying success beyond his wildest dreams. But then terribly strange things be...
L'idée est intéressante (un scénariste crée son monstre), mais le style un peu forcé, et c'est au final assez fastidieux.
A screenwriter hits the jackpot when his violent TV show gets huge ratings, but the star starts becoming too much like the brutal character he plays, dot dot dot.
Matheson does a superb job of pulling readers in to the world of Alan White, a writer in Hollywood who comes up with a huge money making series. The story invokes the world of screenplays and TV series with each chapter name: "character motivation", "backstory", "flashback". Plus the entire story is hard hitting and a fast read. Very enjoyable!The plot almost mimics Stephen King's THE DARK HALF but varies enough so that they are not the same. Sort of like zombie stories must have zombies but are...
Awesome story!!
Read in 1994. Matheson spares no one his cynicism or obvious disdain feor the television industry. Mathesin wrote many stories for for television and he slso wrote The Incredible Shrinking Man which was one of the seminal films of my youth.
Well, this was a treat. He even matched his father, and in some ways, exceeded, with his style of writing. Harsh, visceral, and a real page turner. My favorite character in here is Jordan. I bellowed with laughter with the quips that that character came up with. A novel that is a treasure to read.
