Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Fiction Tuesday - Elimination Night



This book is fiction but some might wonder of the reality. The book says Anonymous, but an insider on  American Idol wrote this book.

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: Meet Sasha King, a down-to-earth young writer who finds herself working inside a world that both repels and fascinates her: Project Icon, the once-mighty TV talent show that’s taken a hit in the ratings. In an attempt to get back on top, the show has recently hired two new celebrity judges, entrepreneur-actress-singer Bibi Vasquez and rock legend Joey Lovecraft, a priapic wild man who doesn’t even own a TV (it goes against the teachings of his guru, Tibetan high lama Yutog Gonpo).
In addition to the demands of the new judges, Sasha has the task of handling frighteningly robotic host Wayne Shoreline (who may or may not eat puppies as part of his pre-show prep), young would-be idols (including the foul-mouthed Mia Pelosi and the chaps-wearing Jimmy Nuggett), muckraking gossip columnists, and the powerful executive of a competing reality TV talent show. The combination of characters will leave readers swimming in a cocktail of pure crazy: Project Icon.



A read just in time for American Idol with new judges.



It's a pretty entertaining story, and the veiled identities are not too obscure--sounded a lot like Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler recently. Ryan aka Wayne in this story was kinda over the top--puppy stew?--but I could see most of his ego taking it all in. What I missed was a little more on the contestants--they were almost thrown in as afterthoughts. Was Little Nub supposed to be Scotty McCreary? It was like a compilation of a bunch of contestants, none of which I related to or really cared about. Maybe that was the point, that it's not really about contestants at all? Dunno.-J



This book is a riot. It's extremely entertaining and fun. If you have ever wondered how it really works or what's really most important to the people behind these types of shows (it's not the contestants) then you'll enjoy this insider-y backstage perspective and likable storyteller.-Mary


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5 comments:

  1. that would be interesting to read :) idol is such a cultural phenomenon!

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  2. That sequin jacket is so fabulous - I want! :)

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  3. Wow, such a crazy book! I think I would be repelled and fascinated as well!

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  4. cute post :) and the outfit picks r cute!
    xo
    MOSAMUSE

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