Top 5 Favorite Books: sex.lies.murder.fame. by Lolita Files – #5
My Top Five Favorite Books
Number Five
sex.lies.murder.fame.
by Lolita Files
I worked at Borders at the time and an ARC of sex.lies.murder.fame. came across my desk. What caught my attention was the cover. The ARC cover was the exact same one as the hardback edition minus the words. This cover was just the silhouettes of a girl, lips, a knife, and film. I thought it was a very sexy cover and bold too. How many covers could get away without putting the title or the author on the front?
What is the book about?
Gifted with rock star looks and a genius IQ, Penn Hamilton has been inspiring awe since he was a baby. Now he’s ready to take on the world and claim his rightful place in the midst of celebrity. As a Writer. Rapper. Model. God. Unfortunately, the world’s not quite ready for him.
But when Penn meets Beryl Unger, high-powered editrix to literati and glitterati alike, sparks fly. Sparks fly even higher when he meets one of Beryl’s authors, superstar romance author Sharlyn Tate. Two women, one man. A man with no boundaries, who will stop short of nothing—even brutal, vicious murder—to have the success and adulation he so desperately desires.
Why is it my top five?
I remember thinking that this was a really funny book. It’s not funny-”haha” but funny-”hmm”. It’s a satire but not one that will make you laugh out loud. On top of that, the main character is so incredible narcissistic that you can’t help but hate him. Come to think of it, I can’t remember a single character that I would describe as “likable”. It’s been a couple years since I’ve read this book, but it had made enough of an impression on me. This book is the one that introduced me to the concept of meta-fiction because near the end it does become very meta-fictional.
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