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Questa volta, Palahniuk ci porta a fare un bel giretto nella Hollywood dei Tempi d'Oro (quelli di Bette Davis e Joan Crawford, per intenderci) e ci racconta - a modo suo, naturalmente - la fiaba sulfurea e decadente di Katherine Kenton, una stella del palcoscenico, ma anche una famosa sceneggiatrice alle prese con la peggiore e più inevitabile delle disgrazie possibili: l'invecchiamento. A raccontare questa fiaba c'è una sorta di dama di compagnia, domestica, confidente di Katherine a nome Hazie Coogan, che l'ha accompagnata per tutta la sua carriera attraverso svariati matrimoni, altrettanti divorzi e parecchi interventi di chirurgia estetica. A complicare la situazione contribuisce l'apparizione del giovane (troppo giovane!!!) Webster Carlton Westward III, che riesce a intrufolarsi nel cuore (e tra le lenzuola) di Katherine. Ma Hazie scopre che Webster ha già scritto una biografia senza veli che prevede la morte di Katherine in una scena degna di un barocchissimo musical...
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- Pagine: 176
- Data di uscita: 16-10-2017
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Hazie Coogan has managed the mega diva-ish needs of one time huge screen star 'Miss Kathie' Kenton. Coming to the end of her career, they discover her latest amour Carlton Westwood III has penned his tell-all memoir which includes a detailed account of Miss Kathie's death! Hazie strives to do everyt Leggi tutto
Say what you will about Chuck Palahniuk, no one can claim that he’s scared of experimenting with different ways to tell a story. In Rant , we got multiple character viewpoints as though they were reminiscences for a documentary. Haunted had a variety of characters telling fictional sort stories. Pygmy Leggi tutto
Okay, not my favorite Chuck Palahniuk book. I'm a pretty big fan, read ALL of his books and have seen him speak twice, which is a blast if you ever get the chance. Like always, he delivers in terms of a quick read, some social commentary, and a little bit of humor thrown in the mix (see: anything att Leggi tutto
Eeeeh, okay. I'm generally a huge fan of Palahniuk but he has this thing about doubling down on a THING and then going for the shock value, then the schlock value after that. No biggie, and it's sometimes quite funny. Indeed, there are a number of really wonderful quips right out of the snarkiest Cult Leggi tutto
Sigh. Oh Chuck. You're just convinced that you've found the magic formula, and you can churn out a book every year or two indefinitely, aren't you? I mean, this isn't as bad as Pygmy , or even Snuff , but it's on the same level as them. Ugh. First, it is barely a book; if we acknowledge that every new Leggi tutto
What I like about CP is how he is willing to experiment with different ways of telling a story. Rant is an example of a successful experiment. Tell All is an example of an unsuccessful experiment. One major problem with the book is voice. The first person protagonist is just not fun to read. It is p Leggi tutto
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