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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Yes, Nicholson pens some strange novels, but sometimes that bizarreness is just not enjoyable. This is one of those times. The story cycles through three points of view, between the 1600s and the present day, but unfortunately, I did not very much enjoy spending time with any of the POV characters. The story itself is also rather preposterous, as it attempts to link the dodo with modern moviemaking, while throwing in some supernatural gobbledygook to help tie things together, and ending with a denouement that is wholly unbelievable and unsatisfying. I think I prefer Nicholson’s nonfiction. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
From the critically acclaimed author of The Food Chain and Footsucker comes a sophisticated comedy about three people caught in the Hollywood machine. Following the death of his wife, Henry Cadwallader, an English doctor, insists on accompanying his aspiring actress daughter, Dorothy, on a trip to Hollywood. He fears she will fall prey to corruption and sleaze, but finds that it is actually he who is being corrupted at every turn. On the flight to LA, they meet 'auteur of the future' Rick McCartney. Rick's trying to get the backing to make a costume drama set in seventeenth-century England about a man who owns what he fears is the last dodo on earth. Dorothy Cadwallader's quest for fame begins badly and goes downhill from there. Meanwhile Henry becomes involved with a former actress turned estate agent. The lives of Henry and Dorothy once again intersect with that of Rick McCartney to dramatic effect as the characters find themselves drawn to the brink, where dreams die and extinction threatens. Sharp humor and keen observation drive Geoff Nicholson's satisfyingly oblique look at America's obsession with stardom. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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