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ABOUT THE AUTHOR [Paperback]

COLAPINTO (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't put this one down! July 9 2004
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I read this book over a year ago, and had honestly quite forgotten about it until I pulled all my books off the shelf to paint. I instantly remembered how much I loved reading this book. Classic literature? Not really. But the story pulls you in and doesn't let go. Admittingly, there was a scene I could have done without (kind of cheesy), but otherwise, I highly recommend this quick read. Enjoy!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Stolen Ideas July 5 2004
By Justin
Format:Paperback
Hello, I am the actual owner of about the author. I own the copyright, and have reserved the right to the Title "About the Author" Nither John Colapinto nor his publisher HarperCollins ever requested my permission prior to using my ideas. HarperCollins continually ignors my emails/mails. From what Iv seen HarperCollins seems to violate quite a few copyrights. Anyway, thats my beef. The book is not 100% identicle to mine but extremly similar and its an Ok book. check out my website for more info geocities.com/fivtcha
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Justin
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well isn't that funny? April 3 2004
By "struckachord"
Format:Paperback
Being a writer myself, I can connect with Cal's struggle. Although I don't handle my writer's block in the *cough* erotic *cough* ways that he does, I really enjoyed his commentary on life in New York. I loved Stewart Church, the law school student/writer, who mistakenly shows Cal his writing. After Stewart is killed in a bike accident, Cal begins living Stewarts "should-have-been" life. He marries his old girlfriend, publishes his book and makes all his money. These strange coincidences in no way whatsoever make the book "dumb" and "unrealistic." This is a great novel and extremely fun and easy to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It has it all!
About the Author is the best book I have ever read since If I told you Once. It's absolutely phenomenal,...I've never seen anything like it. There is everything in this book. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2004 by sallie
4.0 out of 5 stars A Chillingly Humorous Page-Turner!
I finished reading About the Author in less than two days and it is without a doubt one of the best thrillers I've read this year! Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004 by pacifikix
5.0 out of 5 stars Plot twists in wicked tale from new voice in fiction!
Stylishly written, "About the Author" is a cracking debut novel from fresh new voice in fiction, John Colapinto, packed with suspenseful moments and wicked plot twists. Read more
Published on Jan 8 2004 by Michael Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect literary thriller
Cal Cunningham is a poor bookstore clerk in Manhattan. He has dreamed many times of becoming the writer of a novel that would send him to the top of the bestsellers list. Read more
Published on Dec 18 2003 by HORAK
3.0 out of 5 stars False dawn
Up until Cal Cunningham secures the huge advance for his stolen manuscript and the literary lunches begin this book is fresh, funny and engaging - it promises great things. Read more
Published on Nov 28 2003 by Nicholas J. Forbes
4.0 out of 5 stars A literary page turner
I haven't had this much fun reading in a long time. There aren't many books that keep me reading until the wee hours of the morning, but this one did. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2003 by John Luiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Authorial meltdown...
First off, this is a fascinating book. The pace is frantic, the story is "unsettling" (this is a positive context), at the end of this book I sat in awe for what seemed... Read more
Published on Nov 16 2003 by Brent Sykes
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I'd written this book
I wish I'd written this book, because it's fast-paced and clever and one of those good reads you're loath to put down. Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by Debra Hamel
3.0 out of 5 stars And for Dessert...
"About the Author", simply put, is literary junk food. There's nothing of substance, the writing is only adequate, but the story is wildly entertaining. Read more
Published on Oct 25 2003 by BJ Fraser
5.0 out of 5 stars Why didn't I think of this story?!?!
I could have enjoyed a marvelous career, replete with Manhattan cocktail parties, summers at Basin Harbor, and literary agents hurling Dreamworks money my way. Read more
Published on Sep 20 2003 by S. A. Cartwright
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