The Movie Version

Name: The Movie Version
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Emma Wunsch
ISBN: 9781501938962

Author: Emma Wunsch

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/11/2016

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Performing Arts, Social Themes, Romance

Synopsis

A whip-smart, heart-wrenching YA debut about a film-obsessed teen who must choose between playing sidekick to her charismatic brother or being her own leading lady In the movie version of Amelia's life, the roles have always been clear. Her older brother, Toby: definitely the Star. As popular with the stoners as he is with the cheerleaders, Toby is someone you'd pay ten bucks to watch sweep Battle of the Bands and build a "beach party" in the bathroom. As for Amelia? She's Toby Anderson's Younger Sister. She's perfectly happy to watch Toby's hijinks from the sidelines, when she's not engrossed in one of her elaborately themed Netflix movie marathons. But recently Toby's been acting in a very non-movie-version way. He's stopped hanging out with his horde of friends and started obsessively journaling and disappearing for days at a time. Amelia doesn't know what's happened to her awesome older brother, or who this strange actor is that's taken his place. And there's someone else pulling at her attention: a smart, cute new boyfriend who wants to know the real Amelia-not Toby's Sidekick. Amelia feels adrift without her star, but to best help Toby-and herself-it might be time to cast a new role: Amelia Anderson, leading lady.

Reviews

Goodreads review by The Candid Cover on January 08, 2017

DNF at 35% The main character is so whiny and everyone is always on drugs. There was also this very graphic scene with the main character's preppy boyfriend and that's where I stopped. I just cannot relate to this book at all. The fact that the main character is so dislikable was a real turn off. Jus......more

Goodreads review by The Blonde Bookworm on February 11, 2018

A touching read! I was pleasantly surprised by how much I became attached to the characters. Amelia's character grew exponentially throughout the story and her family began to learn how strong she was. I loved the importance of mental illness in the novel. I felt like her brothers illness was portra......more

Goodreads review by Laura (midorireads) on September 04, 2017

I'm not quite sure what I was expecting when I requested this book...obviously the title had me thinking it'd be something involving real-life, and then the "movie version" of this life would be the better, more exciting/interesting on. But this wasn't the superficial fluff I'd excepted, though sure......more

Goodreads review by Regina on February 04, 2017

This was sent to me from a Goodreads giveaway and I absolutely loved it. From the beginning of the book it was apparent that Meals and Toby shared a wonderful relationship as siblings but could that last mental illness? The poignant way the struggle is described is wonderful, particularly for famili......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (BookishMelissa) on September 14, 2016

Review link: [URL not allowed] I received this eARC via the publisher from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All quotes are from the ARC and subject to change. This book wasn’t great but it wasn’t terrible. I had moments while reading where I was enjoying it a......more