AmosL
08-22-2006, 09:36 AM
JOE KEENAN DOES IT AGAIN
AMOS LASSEN and Literary Pride
Keenan, Joe. "My Lucky Star". Little Brown, 2006.
I have been a fan of Joe Keenan since I read his first book. Now he adds a new dimension to his previous novels, "Putting on the Ritz" and "My Blue Heaven". It seems that there is always a couple of gay novels about Hollywood. It is great fun to go into the closets of the movie making capitol of the world. Few can do this the way that Joe Keenan does. Not only is Keenan an author but he is also a lyricist and a playwright. If his name sounds familiar to you, it is because he was also the writer and producer of the TV sitcom "Frasier" for which he received a total of eleven Emmy nominations.
My Lucky Star is a very, very funny book and has been hailed by some reviewers as a "comic masterpiece". Nothing is above ridicule in this book and Keenan satirizes the world of cinema beautifully.
Philip Cavanaugh and Claire Simmons are a writing team which has had very little luck. Suddenly they are tempted to go west to California by a lucrative offer made by a shifty friend of the duo. Of course, the job does not live up to their expectations when suddenly they receive the news by their project will be produces with the "who's who" of Hollywood. Here amid the joy and the acceptance they begin to worry. With stars steering their project, they know that they will soon be replaced by more seasoned veterans. The interaction of the stars of the project results in great reading and even greater laughs. There is Diana Malenfant, a screen siren and legend. There is Stephen Donato, her very sexy closeted son and his new token wife, Gina. As they prepare to get started, the astounding news comes that Diana's sister, a movie has been, has decided to write her memoirs and leave no secrets untold. Will she out her nephew? Ha! Once Stephen and Philip become smitten with each other, plans are hatched and the rowdy gets even rowdier.
Philip soon discover that the road to happiness is littered with past memories. all of which will come into play--secrets and lies, blackmail, indiscretions.
In other words, there is something for everyone in this book.
Joe Keenan keeps the plot moving swiftly and with extreme wit. You will laugh until you think you cannot laugh anymore. My Lucky Star s is more fun than a amusement park and the roller coaster is right there.
AMOS LASSEN and Literary Pride
Keenan, Joe. "My Lucky Star". Little Brown, 2006.
I have been a fan of Joe Keenan since I read his first book. Now he adds a new dimension to his previous novels, "Putting on the Ritz" and "My Blue Heaven". It seems that there is always a couple of gay novels about Hollywood. It is great fun to go into the closets of the movie making capitol of the world. Few can do this the way that Joe Keenan does. Not only is Keenan an author but he is also a lyricist and a playwright. If his name sounds familiar to you, it is because he was also the writer and producer of the TV sitcom "Frasier" for which he received a total of eleven Emmy nominations.
My Lucky Star is a very, very funny book and has been hailed by some reviewers as a "comic masterpiece". Nothing is above ridicule in this book and Keenan satirizes the world of cinema beautifully.
Philip Cavanaugh and Claire Simmons are a writing team which has had very little luck. Suddenly they are tempted to go west to California by a lucrative offer made by a shifty friend of the duo. Of course, the job does not live up to their expectations when suddenly they receive the news by their project will be produces with the "who's who" of Hollywood. Here amid the joy and the acceptance they begin to worry. With stars steering their project, they know that they will soon be replaced by more seasoned veterans. The interaction of the stars of the project results in great reading and even greater laughs. There is Diana Malenfant, a screen siren and legend. There is Stephen Donato, her very sexy closeted son and his new token wife, Gina. As they prepare to get started, the astounding news comes that Diana's sister, a movie has been, has decided to write her memoirs and leave no secrets untold. Will she out her nephew? Ha! Once Stephen and Philip become smitten with each other, plans are hatched and the rowdy gets even rowdier.
Philip soon discover that the road to happiness is littered with past memories. all of which will come into play--secrets and lies, blackmail, indiscretions.
In other words, there is something for everyone in this book.
Joe Keenan keeps the plot moving swiftly and with extreme wit. You will laugh until you think you cannot laugh anymore. My Lucky Star s is more fun than a amusement park and the roller coaster is right there.