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published
January 29th 2007
by Impetus Press
binding
Paperback, 202 pages
isbn
0977669343
(isbn13: 9780977669349)
description
In Ryan Seacrest is Famous, Dave Housley lovingly skewers pop culture--and our obsession with it--in all its benign yet bizarre, addictive, and addled...more
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Read in December, 2007
If we were able to give half stars, this book would rate a perfect two-and-one-half.
Housley has a knack for strong narrative, but he seems to be stuck in a well-worn groove. He takes on a lot of awfully obvious targets -- reality TV, superannuated celebrities, tabloid regulars, the culture of celebrity, and so forth -- and when your topics have been chewed over by a couple dozen talented young writers like Chuck Klosterman, Douglas Coupland, George Saunders, et al., you'd better hav...more
Housley has a knack for strong narrative, but he seems to be stuck in a well-worn groove. He takes on a lot of awfully obvious targets -- reality TV, superannuated celebrities, tabloid regulars, the culture of celebrity, and so forth -- and when your topics have been chewed over by a couple dozen talented young writers like Chuck Klosterman, Douglas Coupland, George Saunders, et al., you'd better hav...more
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06/08/08
Tania
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See The Short Review's review of Ryan Seacrest is Famous.
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
EVERYONE!
Great short stories; smart, edgy writing!
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