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Best Actress

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After reading Amazon.com readers' reviews for "Best Actress," I bought it as it sounded like a fun read. Murder, movies, divas, Oscars...rich fodder for Hollywood Hilarity, right? Wrong...or, at least, not in this fluffy novel. It's not bad; it's merely so-so, mildly amusing. I do not recommend it.

The cover and synopsis of this book made me think I was in for one giant treat! I expected the story to give me the seedy, albeit humorous, side of Hollywood. (Is there another side?) However, early on I realized that while this was an entertaining read, there wasn't much substance to it. The story was a bit trite and artificially put together. I enjoyed the characters and definitely found myself laughing at times, but overall, I didn't buy it.

Five interesting women are nominated for the "Best Actress" Oscar: Fiona Covington, who portrayed a lesbian nanny in a re-telling of "Mary Poppins" and whose personal life just took a turn for the worse; Amber Lyons, the newcomer with a serious drug problem; Connie Travatano, the sentimental favorite whose run-ins with the law could be a problem; Lori Seefer, who desparately wants to keep her private life - and her lover Maria - a secret from the publicity hounds; and Karen Kroll, a known former porn star with a dirty little secret of her own. All of these women want that statuette. But only one is willing to kill for it.

This is by far one of the cattiest, sharpest, most fun novel about the entertainment industry I have ever read! It begins with the morning that the nominees are announced and from then on, it's a roller coaster ride into the personal lives of the 5 nominees. It's chock full of nasty publicists, writers who will do anything to get a scoop, and enough bitchiness and backstabbing to put "Dynasty" to shame. Author John Kane even has the characters interacting with the rich and famous like Goldie Hawn and Liza Minelli to keep things interesting. He's also thrown in enough clues and red herrings to keep you guessing until the very end whodunnit. This book is mindless entertainment, but it's so much fun!!!

I really enjoyed this story. It's the perfect combination of murder, sex, lust, mystery, and greed. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and there were times when I could not stop laughing. Definitely buy this book of you are looking for a light read for vacation. It's engaging without being too heavy.

If you like trashy hollywood novels, this is the one for you! I absolutely love this book. The dish, the dirt, the mayhem was so much fun. I was surprised at who did it. Never imagined it could be that person. John Kane....I'm waiting for your next one!

Kane pulls out all the stops to make you laugh in this riot of a novel. There were a couple of places where I thought he rushed the scene, but overall it was worth a read (and a re-read when you need a real laugh).

This is absolutely one of the best books I've read this year. It is a dark, perverse comedy set in 1998 Hollywood. Just read it!!!!!

I love to read. I was enthusiastically challenged after reading this book.

When I bought this book, I was expecting big fun and seedy but sohisticated humor. I recieved neither. It was a trashy account filled with sex in almost every chapter (I felt like I was reading Penthouse's stars edition) No real substance or care for the characters, which is important. I really dont recomend it, your better off watching E! and renting a porno.

I've been forcing myself to read some classics and needed a break. The size betrays the fact that it's your typical beach-read but I spent most of the time trying to match up the characters with the folks I used to read about in People (referred to as PERSONALITY here). Now I want someone to write the expose on how true this book is!