One of the Best Books of the Year LA Times “Seductively hip... wickedly funny” USA Today
“A rollicking debut... perfectly executed... funny and fast” Kirkus Reviews
“A terrific comic novel... charming and hilarious” Booklist (starred review)
I want to be famous. Really famous.
I want to be so famous that movie stars hang out with me and talk about what a bummer their lives are. I want to beat up photographers who catch me in hotel lobbies with Winona Ryder. I want to be implicated in vicious rumors about Drew Barrymore's sex parties. And, finally, I want to be pronounced DOA in a small, tired LA hospital after doing speedballs with Matt Damon.
I want it all. I want the American dream.
The average person has three million-dollar ideas per year. Scat, an unemployed marketing graduate who knows you don't get noticed calling yourself Michael, has had his first. It's a sure-fire ticket to the life of shallow fame and fleeting celebrity he craves. But first he has to deal with 6, who is possibly the love of Scat's life or possibly ripping him off, and Sneaky Pete, marketing genius, refugee from Tokyo, and Scat's best friend—as far as Scat knows.
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Do you ever think about the fact that Elon Musk may have seen your movie? Let me explain:
Syrup stars Amber Heard.
Elon Musk is dating Amber Heard.
If I had a girlfriend who was a movie star, I'd watch her movies.
Therefore, Elon Musk may have watched Syrup.
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