Sighs happily. Feels re-read coming on. Memories memories.

Sounds interesting! I keep on the lookout for it, though not sure this will be a cup of tea.

Liz--I agree--too much homework and too many books to review, or I'd re-read right now. Degrees--it is unusual for the genre, but not everyone will like the narrative style. It does a bit of switching from "I/me" to "us/we" which takes some getting used to.

"Some places are so iconic that they take on a role beyond their actuality. Hollywood is one of those places–dirty, dingy, filled with the outcasts of humanity and cockroach-infested diners, the imaginary Hollywood bares little resemblance to the reality." -- Astute observation. I generally find fictional depictions of my hometown (San Francisco) practically unrecognizable.