My Fractured Life [Paperback]

Rikki Lee Travolta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002

When a promising young actor from a famous entertainment family commits suicide, the faded star that finds him must confront the demons that caused the estrangement of their friendship. Tempering tragedy with dark comedy and dry wit, author Rikki Lee Travolta details a world of has-been and never-were actors struggling for survival in the underbelly beneath the glamorous society of Hollywood’s elite. Actors once considered "Movie Stars" swallow their pride as they slide down the ladder of fame to "Movie of the Week Stars." One-time celebrities who try to leave the tinsel world behind discover there is little calling for former stars in the real world job market. Meanwhile, other would-be stars endure the comical exploits of a musical version of Anne Frank or starring in straight-to-video action films opposite professional wrestlers and rap stars who insist on being called rhythmic linguists. Voiced in a captivating first person narrative, My Fractured Life weaves together the powerful, funny, and inspirational story of a web of friendship that bonds second generation stars and adult survivors of abuse as they struggle for identity in an abyss of temptations and addictions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A versatile writer moving easily from fiction and drama into pop culture." -- Kirk Landers, VP of Editorial, James Informational Media Inc.

"Rikki Lee Travolta represents a by-gone era of rebellious icons. He is our decade's James Dean, Elvis, and Brando." -- Chicago News Sun

"With Rikki Lee Travolta audiences know that they’ll get their money’s worth." -- The Lowdown

An amazing book full of eccentric and dysfunctional, living breathing characters. -- Book Worm

Not since POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE has an author offered such a raw look at the seedy side of Hollywood." -- Jordana Bieze - CMP Media

Rikki Lee Travolta has a great way of looking at Hollywood and the lifestyle of show business. -- Spokesman Review Book Club

Rikki Lee Travolta writes with emotional abandon. He is a literary Mozart. -- Vital News

The story of a man who wants to be an actor, but settles for being famous. -- All Readers.com

From the Author

Fifty percent of all author earnings from sales of My Fractured Life go to the Rikki Lee Travolta American Hero Foundation, established after the September 11th tragedies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing.com (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0741412675
• ISBN-13: 978-0741412676
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,375,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rikki Lee Travolta is a former journalist for some of the world's leading trade publishing companies including CMP Media, Cahners, Reed Elsevier, Miller Freeman, Business News Publishing, Chartwell Communications, and James Informational Media. Rikki Lee's 2002 fiction novel "My Fractured Life" was named an Amazon Top Ten Recommendation. "My Fractured Life" was optioned for feature film development by Port Magee Pictures. The sequel, "Blood Lust: a My Fractured Life saga" was published in October 2010 and delicately intertwines the underbelly of Hollywood with the sweeping romantic flourishes of vampirism. Outside of the literary trenches, Rikki Lee is the former head of public relations for one of the Top 200 U.S. brands. He holds a B.A. in Entertainment Management and did his graduate work in Education.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Silly and tedious, November 28, 2003

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Jay "El Petirojo Cantando" (Marblehead, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: My Fractured Life (Paperback)

I do not understand the notoriety of this book. My initial impression after 20 pages: The fictional character depicted here is a self-absorbed neurotic. That impression solidified after 100 pages. Repeatedly, the "protagonist" puts himself down , then self-exults in the same paragraph. He is clueless, but imagines his boring blather is ironic and honest. How subtle. Tedious junk no matter how you cut it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, August 30, 2010

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Cali Lando Brown - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Fractured Life (Paperback)

I don't give many 5 star reviews, but this book blew me away. The writing is top notch. The story is incredibly sad, though. It tells the story of a fictional b-movie actor trying to get by after his star has lost it's shine - kind of like The Wrestler except about Hollywood actors.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great work of Fiction, June 9, 2010

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zeitgeist - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Fractured Life (Paperback)

I was confused by the reviews on this site because they all are critical of this story not being true - but it's a fiction novel so it's not supposed to be true. I found it to be a very interesting story about a lifestyle most of us will never get to experience (Hollywood's underground drug scene). And yes it is very believably written so I guess I understand people being confused and reviewing it as a biography. But it does say right there in the book that it is a novel and a work of fiction.