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Phoebe 2002: An Essay in Verse

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I can not convey how thrilled I was reading Phoebe 2002... I literally could not put it down. Having always been a great fan of the movie, as well as an independent bookstore manager, I relished the opportunity to delve into this giant book-- and what a great journey it was! It's basically a deconstruction(every reference to the book mentions this form; why should I be any different?) of the "All About Eve" script, filled with hundreds of movie references, literary allusions, myriad footnotes, eMailed tangents, personal revelations, and the like. It will have you groping for the serious tomes and collections on your bookshelves, eager to look up their whispered asides, as well as giving rise to a desire to re-acquaint yourselves with literary classics. Woven throughout is the basis of this epic-- the character Eve, Lady Eve, the cunning, ambitious life-sucker who was Bette Davis' nemesis in the movie. She explodes into a mushroom cloud of creation, ultimately unable to see those standing and waiting just behind her for all the smoke. Tellingly, the three authors come to agreements regarding the inherent evil in the character of Karen, which is something I have always espoused: Karen is a louse! I highly recommend this book. What an exhilarating read it was, a definite blast of fresh air! It'll have you running to view the film again...as well as toward your Dante and Milton. Bravi!!