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None. I continue to be far more impressed by the time travel books than anything else Willis has written. This had an interesting concept, but I had major problems with the narrator (as in, I wanted to smack him most of the time). [June 2011] (  ) maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 |  Kind of cute story, but I found it boring. I love Willis' Oxford Time Travel universe, but the rest of her work seems to be hit and miss for me. I'm in awe of the research she does for her work, and that's probably the most enjoyable part of this story for me. I liked the linguistic shifts for this near-future world, and the film references worked into the narrative, but the story itself didn't go anywhere for me. ( ) JetSilver | Mar 31, 2013 | I find Connie Willis a bit hit and miss, but this one is great, with its predictions about the nature of Hollywood, celebrity, and copyright. I think it's perhaps a length issue: the books of hers that I've liked the most have been the shorter, more focused ones. The longer books seem to get a bit rambling and repetitive. Definitely a case of less is more. (  ) AJBraithwaite | Mar 31, 2013 | *note to self. (copy from Al). velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 | Prescient. So much of what she writes here as science fiction is well on its way to coming true. And fun for anyone who is a fan of old Hollywood. (  ) rosemarybrown | Nov 25, 2012 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0553574418, Mass Market Paperback)In the Hollywood of the future there's no need for actors since any star can be digitally recreated and inserted into any movie. Yet young Alis wants to dance on the silver screen. Tom tries to dissuade her, but he fears she will pursue her dream--and likely fall victim to Hollywood's seamy underside, which is all to eager to swallow up naive actresses. Then Tom begins to find Alis in the old musicals he remakes, and he has to ask himself just where the line stands between reality and the movies.(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:54:00 -0500) The setting is a futuristic Hollywood where movie- making has been computerized and live-action films are a thing of the past. Enter Alis who wants to dance in the movies. Tom offers to digitize her face onto any actress she likes, but Alis is not interested in fake dancing, she is after the real thing and if Tom wants her, he has to deliver. By the author of Doomsday Book.… (more) |
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