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Newest Review: ... who want to make a buck on the back of the more acceptable face of America. In this novel he pokes fun at the pop idol, ... more

 ... celebrity pages in the National enquirer and the excesses of such characters as Kim Kardashian, J lo, Winona Ryder, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton etc who have minimum talent but tend to enjoy air time for their misdemeanours more than any real talent. His novels are as always sharply sarcastic and he takes great pleasure in showing the casual tourist just what hangs underneath the acceptable in modern America. In this novel, he clearly enjoyed creating a monster in the publicity loving Cherry, she is vain, stupid, and horn...more

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Star Island - Carl Hiaasen: American satire (698 words)
by - written on 16/07/12 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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Star Island is the new novel by American author Carl Hiaasen and chart's the ups and downs of Cherry Pye, Cherry is a girl in her early 20's who is a pop star, who has a drug habit, is sex crazed and has zero singing talent. She has been pushed forward by publicity seeking parents, media savvy moguls and all is based on her looks and her behaviour, her behaviour is always extreme and rather than be sanctioned by her parents and management team is actively encouraged to maintain a high profile on the celebrity pages of the national presses. Carl Hiaasen is a novelist who delights in poking fun at the macabre underbelly of American society, he tends to focus his ...  Read the complete review

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