Oh! You Pretty Things: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 110198399X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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settingwith a main character whose vulnerabilities and triumphs will grow on the reader.” - Variety“A funny, poignant glimpse of a woman growing up and living in Hollywood but never feeling that she belongs.” - ShelfAwareness“Mahin deploys her superior powers of snark on this sendup of our culture’s obsession with celebrity, but it’s also a surprisingly serious rumination on the perils of female friendship.” - San Diego City Beat"A fast and funny debut." - Tampa Bay Times “Set in modern-day Hollywood, this novel is both funny and sentimental.” - News-Ga
Her writing fellowships include the MacDowell Colony, the Norman Mailer Center, and PEN Center USA Emerging Voices. . Just like her character, Shanna is third-generation Hollywood. SHANNA MAHIN is a high school dropout who rallied late despite her ninth grade English teacher’s prediction of a lifetime of wasted potential
Devoured it - and wanted more There are so many things to like about this book - the author's authentic, funny, insecure voice, Hollywood and its hills and celebs in the periphery. But most of all the female characters and the way they collide and then uncomfortably retread. It's awesome - I couldn't believe it was a debut, and I felt like I lost a friend . "A different and satisfying read" according to Marilee. Cool little glimpse into the almost famous life and it is and isn't cracked up to be. Fun and light while also having intimate character development of the leading lady, Jess. Now I'm off to see what else this author wrote!. how can you not love something that so accurately bags on hollywood's obsession with kirk m hensler how can you not love something that so accurately bags on hollywood's obsession with itself? the thing about this book is that i couldn't really put it down and although it tried very hard to stay light it makes you think about a lot of things beyond superficial LA.
And when Jess’s mother—a failed actress who puts the strange in estrangement—turns up toting a suitcase full of secrets, Jess must confront the truth she’s been running from all her life.. "A Hollywood native from the wrong side of the Walk of Fame makes a play for star status" (Cosmopolitan) in Shanna Mahin's acclaimed debut novel, called "quite a breakout" by The New York Times. Jess Dunne is third-generation Hollywood, but her star on the boulevard has yet to materialize. So when