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Lädt ... The Body Double: A Novel (2020. Auflage)von Emily Beyda (Autor)
Werk-InformationenThe Body Double: A Novel von Emily Beyda
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  LynnMPK | May 13, 2024 |   For a book the promises echoes of Hitchcock this was SO DRY. The writing style lacks creativity, the main characters are uninteresting, and the dialogue and inner thoughts are incredibly stilted. Although the premise sounds really cool, about 50 pages in I was convinced I had a really good idea of what was going on. Since I was already ready to DNF I checked other reviews and my guess was spot on, plus I saw so many others also thinking this was, well, boring. I hate to use the word, but truly it's what I was feeling with this book. I cannot image having wasted my time reading 300 pages of this uninspired and poorly written story. deborahee | Feb 23, 2024 | Emily Beyda's novel begins strong, spins its wheels in the middle and then finishes with a lot less than is foreshadowed throughout the story. There was a lot of promise in the first chapters and the potential for so many exciting things to happen, which were all bypassed in favor of sitting around in an empty apartment and the gentlest of ending. (  )1  RidgewayGirl | Mar 21, 2020 | I found the story a bit slow paced. It was hard to like any of the characters or feel real sympathy for them. The body double is in a very strange situation with no one from her past life to rely on and no one in Rosanna's life that seemed to really know her either. It was an ok read, just a bit too depressing. I received an ebook from the publisher in exchange for a review. (  )1 melaniehope | Oct 19, 2019 | Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"A strange man discovers our nameless narrator selling popcorn at a decrepit small-town movie theater and offers her an odd and lucrative position: she will forget her job, her acquaintances, even her name, and move to Los Angeles, where she will become the body double of the famous and troubled celebrity Rosanna Feld. A nervous breakdown has forced Rosanna out of the public eye, and she needs a look-alike to take her place in the tabloid media circus of Hollywood. Overseen by Max, who hired her for the job, our narrator spends her days locked up in a small apartment in the hills watching hidden camera footage of Rosanna, wearing Rosanna's clothes, eating the food Rosanna likes, practicing her mannerisms, learning to become Rosanna in every way. But as she makes her public debut as Rosanna, dining at elegant restaurants, shopping in stylish boutiques, and finally risking a dinner party with Rosanna's true inner circle, alarming questions begin to arise. What really caused Rosanna's mental collapse? Will she ever return? And is Max truly her ally, or something more sinister?"--Provided by publisher. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (2.39)
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Predictable and boring with a pathetic and insecure main character. I wanted a different book than I got. I wanted a book where the main character tries to navigate Hollywood events while trying to pass as an established movie star. Instead, I got a book where the main character is stuck in a tiny room studying said movie star and trying to imitate them. Most of the beginning could have been condensed and I was not intrigued enough to stick around to see if it got any better.