Player

Wait a minute, Michael Tolkin! Am I reading a novel published as part of the 1980s Vintage Contemporaries series or a movie script in the form of a novel? Since this is a story of Griffin Mill, a bigtime studio power player within the Hollywood movie industry, it is hard to tell. I sense the best wa......more

So this is another book that I had to read for class (the final one of the semester, in fact!), and I actually really enjoyed it! To me it was such an interesting read because of how utterly insane the main character was. The ending, too, was perfect for what the book was trying to say with its sati......more

Read this about 21 years ago and remembered liking it but it was through the prism of the movie. I recently rewatched the movie and it made me want to go back to the source. As I remembered the two are mostly alike but the book obviously affords a closer look inside Griffin’s mind. Since I’m two dec......more

I am a big fan of the Robert Altman movie, so when I saw The Player by Michael Tolkin for sale as a thrift store, I snagged it. I love reading about Hollywood, so this one sucked me in from the beginning and never let go. It was interesting to view the cut throat movie-making business through the eye......more

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