Actors Anonymous

I actually... kind of loved this?? I totally get why people would hate it–I think a lot of it has to do with how you feel about James Franco in general. Like, I totally understand why people hate his public persona–he's definitely a showy, pretentious, weird, perpetual art school student guy. I think James Franco kind of hates James Franco. But I'm fascinated by that, and I especially love how just... out there he is. Like almost compulsively honest, with these self-conscious little thought spirals.You can tell a lot of this is pretty autobiographical, and that's part of the appeal, I think, at least for me. I'm definitely fascinated by celebrity culture, and this is an insider's look at it. I also think that James Franco is using this book to work out some issues he has about women? Those were my least favorite parts, but even there, I sort of appreciated his basically transparent self-loathing. This kind of reminded me of [b:The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made 17404078 The Disaster Artist My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made Greg Sestero https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1373346749s/17404078.jpg 24240845], which I also loved largely for its behind the scenes look at ~Hollywood~. I would only strongly recommend this to people who already appreciate James Franco's general ethos. OR people who hate James Franco's general ethos and are looking for a spite read.