Hollywood is Like High School With Money
by Zoey Dean
Taylor Henning leaves her boyfriend and small-town life behind in Ohio to pursue her dream
of making movies in Hollywood. Before actually putting her film degree to use, however, she
needs to start at the bottom of the business as a second assistant at Metronome Production
Studios. Her job entails answering phones, making smoothies, and doing unpleasant errands
for everyone above her—which means nearly everyone there, except for the unpaid interns.
At her job, she’s abused by her supervisor and during her off-hours, she finds herself at
the mercy of unscrupulous men. Taylor refuses to give up though, and enlists the help of
teenaged Quinn, the savvy daughter of a studio executive at Metronome. With Quinn’s
assistance, she soon learns all the Hollywood power plays and power players, because
essentially Hollywood is like high school. And Taylor didn’t really enjoy high school
that much the first time around. Altering her clothing style, behavior, personality, and
code of ethics, Taylor works her way up the corporate ladder, leaping several steps at a time.
Author Zoey Dean, who also wrote the best-selling
The A-List series
and Privileged,
which was adapted into a weekly television series, provides another story easily adaptable to
the small or big screen. Filled with beautiful people behaving badly, and ripe with name
dropping and product placement on nearly every page, this novel offers a snarky view of
Hollywood insiders betraying their co-workers, using others shamelessly, and fearlessly waxing
their body parts. Hollywood is Like High School With Money gives readers a fun romp
through Tinsel Town that might serve as an invitation to the brave and a cautionary tale to
the timid, who want to try their hand at making movies. |
The Book |
Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group |
July 2009 |
Paperback |
978-0-446-69719-4 |
Fiction |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: Profanity, Crudeness, and Sexuality |
The Reviewer |
Leslie Halpern |
Reviewed 2009 |
NOTE: Reviewer Leslie
Halpern is the author of Reel Romance: The Lovers' Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies,
Dreams on Film, A Writer's Guide to Fearless Interviews, and the co-author of
Connections: A Collection of Poems. Coming Soon: Passionate About Their Work:
Celebrities, Artists, and Experts Discuss Creativity. |
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