How to Be a Movie Star
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4.5 • 11 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Josiah Erickson wants to be a movie star. The problem with that is so does half of Los Angeles. But he's on his way, what with memorable roles as a TV show background cadaver and a guy in a commercial for herpes medication. All he needs is his big break. And that break may come in the form of a novelist who goes by the enigmatic name of Q-Bert.
Q-Bert, who is ready to make his directorial debut in a film Josy would be perfect for. Q-Bert, who Josy may or may not have a friend-crush on, and potentially something more. Being demisexual can be confusing.
From the City of Angels to the small mountain town of Abby, Oregon, Josy will give his all to make sure his dreams come true - even the ones he never thought possible.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Klune's clunky second How to Be contemporary (after How to Be a Normal Person) focuses on Josiah Erickson, best friend to the previous novel's main characters and an actor hoping to make it big in L.A. Despite those dreams, Josiah has only gotten a few roles in commercials and works part-time at an Applebee's. He's also high all the time, including when he wanders randomly into the library for an erotic fiction reading by Q-Bert, a screenwriter under his birth name of Quincy Moore. After Quincy offers Josiah the lead role in his next film, production moves up to Abby, Ore., and Josiah and Quincy's relationship starts the slowest of slow burns. The novel has plenty of charming moments, and the main pairing is quaint, queer, and sugar-sweet but Josiah is a frequently frustrating stoner, and the plot plods along at a snail's pace. Readers will struggle to stay interested.
