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Freaks of the Industry
A studio executive tainted by a prostitution scandal quits the business, escapes an industry-wide assassination game, and comes home to Washington, D.C.
A director making a film about a black Jesus with the biggest star in the world discovers his lead is the Anti-Christ.
A triple homicide at a D.C. Starbucks exposes not only a White House connection but a frightful family secret.
A script reader tasked with killing the messianic actor anguishes over the assignment knowing that ending the star’s life will end his career.
An agent, a reader, a director, and a studio executive are questioned about a dead hooker and nobody knows anything.
A director making a film about a black Jesus with the biggest star in the world discovers his lead is the Anti-Christ.
A triple homicide at a D.C. Starbucks exposes not only a White House connection but a frightful family secret.
A script reader tasked with killing the messianic actor anguishes over the assignment knowing that ending the star’s life will end his career.
An agent, a reader, a director, and a studio executive are questioned about a dead hooker and nobody knows anything.
288 pages, Paperback
First published July 11, 2017
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August 5, 2017
I enjoyed this book. The writing is excellent. The uses of anaphora,epizeuxis, epistrophe etc were awesome.
There are references to Stephen King characters (Randy Flagg, Andrew Dufresne). Also, I think, that "on the rag" is another reference (see On writing). I just hope Tabitha von Swine is not Tabitha King))
There are other references like Legion, LaVey, Strigoi... but you can find out yourself. It's not an easy book. It doesn't have a conventional plot. Also it has Hollywood lingo but not too much. You don't have to be in showbiz to understand it.
I wonder if "Don't text a drive" has something to do with Chris Hardwick?
My favorite line is 'When Saint Peter shows you a video and Hell looks fantastic, don’t believe him, it’s the trailer.'
It's a beautiful, bizarre book that you can read in one sitting.
There are references to Stephen King characters (Randy Flagg, Andrew Dufresne). Also, I think, that "on the rag" is another reference (see On writing). I just hope Tabitha von Swine is not Tabitha King))
There are other references like Legion, LaVey, Strigoi... but you can find out yourself. It's not an easy book. It doesn't have a conventional plot. Also it has Hollywood lingo but not too much. You don't have to be in showbiz to understand it.
I wonder if "Don't text a drive" has something to do with Chris Hardwick?
My favorite line is 'When Saint Peter shows you a video and Hell looks fantastic, don’t believe him, it’s the trailer.'
It's a beautiful, bizarre book that you can read in one sitting.
January 9, 2018
This is a quick and darkly humorous read set in Hollywood, depicting its shady underbelly in a uniquely confusing way. I liked this but didn’t love it, although it is interesting enough that I would like to check out more of Adam Novak’s work.
July 9, 2019
Vast, teeming, polyvocal, chattery, staticky, grandiloquent—an ADHD Tristram Shandy of our janky times.
August 2, 2017
This book is so L.A. Hilarious commentary on the workings of the movie industry. Multi character plot involves everyone trying to get more, be more, and have more power. The style was totally unique in that it's told in different screenplay overviews and sidenotes. Genius.
October 3, 2017
Freaks of the Industry is completely original, very weird and compulsively readable. If you want an insider view of the film industry, populated by delightfully despicable characters, this is it. Really funny. Very twisted. Looking forward to whatever else is in Adam Novak's brain.
October 13, 2017
it's confusing me.
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