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Exposure
"Hollywood, by definition, is a lie," or so says "It Girl" wanna-be Alyssa Glenellen in "Exposure," novelist Summer Fox's steamy new send-up of Hollywood celebrity, tabloid media, and books about Hollywood celebrity and tabloid media. Frustrated fashion model Alyssa is on the fast track to become Sweetheart of the Paparazzi, traipsing through a Wonderland of narcissistic leading men, egocentric directors, cut-throat actresses, neurotic billionaires, and addicted sports heroes. Unfortunately, someone keeps threatening to strip, strap, strangle, gag, bag, host, slice, and dice her. What's worse, she was caught by a photographer with a hole in her panties, and it's splashed across the "Scene" page of the Los Angeles Times.
225 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2008
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June 11, 2014
As a cinematographer I was surprised by how literate this novel is, yet laugh-out-loud funny. Despite its "True Hollywood Insider" cover, it has surrealism, existentialism, social realism, and most of all hilarious right-on-the-money parody. Real Hollywood insiders will recognize every character, including the author's own alter ego, the wannabe actress born in an Iowa corn field and named after a flower bed. The last scene is one of the most hilarious I've read in years. My only criticism is it should have been longer. Laughing out loud while reading is an increasingly rare treat these days.
December 30, 2017
A full blown, quirky page-turner that will leave you in stitches!
If you have that feeling in your gut that's telling you Hollywood is your destination, have a read of this before you venture into the abyss! Exposure captures the delusionally ‘beautiful’ struggle of trying to make it in Tinsel Town; where narcissistic behavior is the norm, and attention seeking whoredom is the spiritual path to empty enlightenment. Having said that, this book is very funny!
Author Summer Fox weaves a tongue-in-cheek tale of a marginally talented Hollywood wannabee, Alissya Glenellen. Of course, Alissya discovers that achieving a career in Hollywood is not for the faint-hearted. But how far is she willing to go? Well, let’s just start when she admits herself into a substance abuse center. She’s not addicted to drugs or alcohol, but she hopes to make connections there to further her career. If you think it can’t get any lower than this, believe me, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
I couldn't stop reading this hilarious book. At times I actually felt sorry for the characters who were trying to ‘make it’ in this highly competitive industry. This book makes for an interesting, intriguing read that stretches beyond every page with breathlessly entertaining yarns. It’s a candidly funny, captivatingly offbeat, full blown, quirky page-turner that will leave the reader in stitches.
This was a witty read from an author with a great sense of humor. Ranging from the lewd to the light-hearted, and then descending head over heels into the downright dirty. This is definitely a book for mature readers only.
If I'm ever feeling dejected in the future, I will unquestionably pick this book up and enjoy Summer Fox’s company again. A highly recommended read, and a well-deserved five stars from me.
If you have that feeling in your gut that's telling you Hollywood is your destination, have a read of this before you venture into the abyss! Exposure captures the delusionally ‘beautiful’ struggle of trying to make it in Tinsel Town; where narcissistic behavior is the norm, and attention seeking whoredom is the spiritual path to empty enlightenment. Having said that, this book is very funny!
Author Summer Fox weaves a tongue-in-cheek tale of a marginally talented Hollywood wannabee, Alissya Glenellen. Of course, Alissya discovers that achieving a career in Hollywood is not for the faint-hearted. But how far is she willing to go? Well, let’s just start when she admits herself into a substance abuse center. She’s not addicted to drugs or alcohol, but she hopes to make connections there to further her career. If you think it can’t get any lower than this, believe me, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
I couldn't stop reading this hilarious book. At times I actually felt sorry for the characters who were trying to ‘make it’ in this highly competitive industry. This book makes for an interesting, intriguing read that stretches beyond every page with breathlessly entertaining yarns. It’s a candidly funny, captivatingly offbeat, full blown, quirky page-turner that will leave the reader in stitches.
This was a witty read from an author with a great sense of humor. Ranging from the lewd to the light-hearted, and then descending head over heels into the downright dirty. This is definitely a book for mature readers only.
If I'm ever feeling dejected in the future, I will unquestionably pick this book up and enjoy Summer Fox’s company again. A highly recommended read, and a well-deserved five stars from me.
March 4, 2012
Exposure, By Summer Fox
As I read Exposure I could imagine the California looks of the young and glowing models of the 70’s and 80’s.
Alice Glembin aka Alissya Glenellen seemed to have the cuteness and naiveté of an earlier or different generation. I laughed out loud while reading about her seeing the picture in the paper which showed the hole in her panties. Exposure for sure!
In an effort to gain a bit more Exposure or make some headlines, she is convinced by Derek, her less than successful agent, to check herself in to the “Dolly” rehab center for the famous or those who want to be famous. He calls and smoothly tells her that the publicity she will gain by rubbing along with the Crème de la crème of the famous would be as important as being seen during lunch at Spago or breakfast at the Polo Lounge. She should have known it just could not be that easy! The characters she describes as being in her group therapy sessions are comical and believable.
Thus begins her telling of how she has arrived at this point in her life and career. She was discovered and signed to be a model or a genuine Lazenby Girl, but because of her refusal to “Expose” all for a photographer in Milan, she finds herself in California hoping for a break. The transformation of Alice Glembin, a model wannabe into Alissya Glenellen, star of B movies is comical.
As Alissya tells about her beginnings in the modeling and acting business, I feel so worried for her. The playful writing style made me want to protect her from failure.
In one of the bathroom scenes for one of the movies, the events are hilarious. I could almost feel her embarrassment as she stands there while the set falls into chaos.
The quotes in the titles and subtitles of the chapters are fun! As I would read the chapter heading I would smile and wonder how the quote would pertain to the event to come. This is a subtle expression of the author’s creative ability to hook you and lead you into another chapter.
There is a very tender line which applies to her mother as they return from NY and make plans for Alice to go to Milan. After a confrontation with her mom, Alice thinks to herself, “when she looks at me, she sees herself twenty five years ago.”
Caution: There are a lot of four letter words, so if this is offensive to a reader, you may not enjoy the book. Personally it is not a book I would choose to read again, or a sequel.
As I read Exposure I could imagine the California looks of the young and glowing models of the 70’s and 80’s.
Alice Glembin aka Alissya Glenellen seemed to have the cuteness and naiveté of an earlier or different generation. I laughed out loud while reading about her seeing the picture in the paper which showed the hole in her panties. Exposure for sure!
In an effort to gain a bit more Exposure or make some headlines, she is convinced by Derek, her less than successful agent, to check herself in to the “Dolly” rehab center for the famous or those who want to be famous. He calls and smoothly tells her that the publicity she will gain by rubbing along with the Crème de la crème of the famous would be as important as being seen during lunch at Spago or breakfast at the Polo Lounge. She should have known it just could not be that easy! The characters she describes as being in her group therapy sessions are comical and believable.
Thus begins her telling of how she has arrived at this point in her life and career. She was discovered and signed to be a model or a genuine Lazenby Girl, but because of her refusal to “Expose” all for a photographer in Milan, she finds herself in California hoping for a break. The transformation of Alice Glembin, a model wannabe into Alissya Glenellen, star of B movies is comical.
As Alissya tells about her beginnings in the modeling and acting business, I feel so worried for her. The playful writing style made me want to protect her from failure.
In one of the bathroom scenes for one of the movies, the events are hilarious. I could almost feel her embarrassment as she stands there while the set falls into chaos.
The quotes in the titles and subtitles of the chapters are fun! As I would read the chapter heading I would smile and wonder how the quote would pertain to the event to come. This is a subtle expression of the author’s creative ability to hook you and lead you into another chapter.
There is a very tender line which applies to her mother as they return from NY and make plans for Alice to go to Milan. After a confrontation with her mom, Alice thinks to herself, “when she looks at me, she sees herself twenty five years ago.”
Caution: There are a lot of four letter words, so if this is offensive to a reader, you may not enjoy the book. Personally it is not a book I would choose to read again, or a sequel.
March 9, 2017
I was totally lost with this book. First off, the prologue as completely boring and made me reconsider reading the book. But once you suffer thru it, the book picks up a little bit, and I mean just a little. Derek, Alyssa/Alice's agent, want's her to check into rehab for a fake drug addiction, all so she can gain exposure and hopefully get more acting and/or modeling jobs, and thinking her agent knows what's best for her, Alyssa goes. From that, one would believe that the story is based on her encounters while staying at said rehab. But, NOPE! the story has nothing to do with her stay or even being 'exposed' for that matter. Sure, it starts with her in rehab, but it quickly goes back to her youth and follows all the way up to her entering said rehab. Then the last 3-4 pages, she is back at the rehab. Now don't get me wrong, there are a few good spots in the story. In several different spots, I found myself smiling, and even laughing a little once or twice. But, to me, this story is more of an opening to a bigger book. The author could have used what she wrote here as a prologue to the actual story about Alyssa's encounter's in rehab.
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