"Rejoice! Here it
is at last--a terminally warped and believably mortal parade of the self-absorbed
and dislocated; arisen deformed and degenerate from the casting couches and laid
bare in compelling, Baudelaireian repugnance. In this exquisite contemporary
classic of American confessional literature, John Gilmore achieves a petrifying
vision of bohemian reminiscence; we are catapulted through an imploded catalog
of carnality of unremitting exploitation, relentless mutual abuse and omniverous
futility. Here is the definitive amoral account of Hollywood in the '50s and
'60s, born screaming out of Gilmore's deceptively unassuming genius for surgical
revelation and obsessive anecdotal analysis. Laid Bare
dispassionately itemizes the fundamental depths of sexual superficiality,
selfishness and genital dyspepsia to redefine all previous reports of the
destructive compulsions that devour ambitious celebrities. This is a graphic
vision of Hollywood--a dark, new existentialism full of grossly compelling
characters whose self-respect, sincerity and sense of identity are as thin as
the slime that seems to cover their every activity. Magnificently
necessary!"
