false 6013046 2 What Pete Tarslaw wants is simple enough: a realistic amount of fame that will open new avenues of sexual opportunity; the kind of financial comfort that will allow him to spend his life pursuing hobbies such as boating or skeet shooting at his stately home by the ocean or a scenic lake; and&#8212;perhaps mostly importantly&#8212;the chance to humiliate his ex-girlfriend at her wedding. This is the story of how he succeeds in getting it all, and what it costs him in the end.<BR><br>Narrated by an unlikely literary legend, <i>How I Became A Famous Novelist</i> pinballs from the post-college slums of Boston, to the fear-drenched halls of Manhattan's publishing houses, from the gloomy purity of Montana’s foremost writing workshop to the hedonistic hotel bars of the Sunset Strip. The horrifying, hilarious tale of how Pete’s “pile of garbage” called <i>The Tornado Ashes Club</i> became the most talked about, blogged about, read, admired, and reviled novel in America will change everything you think you know about literature, appearance, truth, beauty, and those people out there, somewhere in America, who still care about books. 6188289 8 7 2009 How I Became a Famous Novelist total:357|5:68|4:167|3:98|2:18|1:6| 357 1344 870 146 5 2 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 15:20:35 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 18:15:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 16:14:02 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 17:27:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:22:12 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:33:03 -0700 2009
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With that out of the way: context! This is actually the second book I've read by Hely; the first was The Ridiculous Race, a book I found on the take shelf at my old job. It was co-written with another TV comedy writer who I thought...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:43:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 17:43:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 06:28:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 13:12:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 08:17:01 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 21:35:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 16:37:03 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 12:44:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:27:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 22:41:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 16:44:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 18:02:23 -0700 2009
A novelist (Steve Hely) writing about a novelist (Pete Tarslaw) writing his memoir. This book has the laugh out loud humor of a Jim Carrey movie and Diablo Cody's eye for detail (who hasn't met the Radiohead crazed guy?). The quick pace of this book along with its nume...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:58:31 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 20:15:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:39:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:52:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:59:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 07:48:51 -0700 2009
I enjoyed it, would have given it 3 1/2 stars if possible, but since it's not...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 01:56:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 01:57:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 21:54:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:04:23 -0700 2009
First, let me say that I love Steve Hely as a writer. I love his voice. He's clever and interesting. And he consistently has me laughing. I hope to see much, m...more...]]>