- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Cormorant Books (Jan 18 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1896951708
- ISBN-13: 978-1896951706
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 381 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #520,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Dunford's riotous and rollicking novel is infused with added wit and verve thanks to actor Mitchell Anderson's (Relax... It's Just Sex; Party of Five) virtuoso performance. Mining every comedic possibility from the smart dialogue and delightfully convoluted plot twists, Anderson plays all the characters in the book with lightning-fast agility. The novel unfolds as Mitchell Draper, a gay Toronto office temp and would-be screenwriter, sits at his typewriter chronicling his misadventures as they develop. The book's style adapts perfectly to the audio format. Mitchell's big break comes when Carmen Denver lumbers up his stairs (sounding like Mike Meyer's Linda Richmond/Cawfee Tawk character) and offers him a chance to script her top-secret blockbuster. When Mitchell's pals, coffeehouse manager/painter Ingrid and health food store clerk/actor Ramir, each experience a turn of good fortune, it looks like everyone will enjoy a happy ending. But that's when the complications start, and the laughter builds as Mitchell discovers that the Mafia Princess-like potboiler he's writing to Carmen's specifications is not fiction. Another top production from fledgling Fluid Words. Simultaneous release with the Alyson paperback original (Forecasts, Sept. 18). (Feb.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Dunford's winning, lightweight read is tongue-in-cheek charming. It poses this existential question: Can three Gen-X Canadian friends--Ingrid, a painter who works in a coffee shop; Ramir, an actor who works in a health-food store; and Mitchell, an aspiring screenwriter who temps a lot because he types 97 words a minute--find artistic expression and success without getting killed? No joke. Mitchell has been followed ever since he agreed to write a screenplay for the elusive Carmen Denver, who's producing a crime thriller she claims will upset a lot of people. This wanna-be screenwriter, who also writes gay porn, has been pining for Ramir, who's determined to produce his own one-man multimedia show in Ingrid's coffee shop, which is fast becoming a gathering place for art groupies since her first show of paintings there sold out. Of course, everything that can go wrong does, producing more laughter than thrills and chills in this highly enjoyable comic mystery. Whitney Scott
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Needs some fine tuning,
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This review is from: Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture (Paperback)
Mitchell Draper wants to write a major screenplay. And hopefully have it made into a major motion picture. His friends Ingrid and Ramir are also aspiring artists in their own right. Ingrid wants to paint, and Ramir would like to land a leading role instead of always playing 'Gang Member Number Two'.Mitchell gets his chance when eccentric Carmen Denver shows up--she needs someone to write 'A Time for Revenge'. She gives Mitch her characters and a brief synopsis. A couple of weeks later, he has a partial first draft done, and she refuses to accept any of his ideas. Only problem with SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE is that most of it becomes contrived because Warren Dunford waits too long to reach the major story about Mitchell being threatened. And it is all wrapped up too quickly. Would work as a movie...just change the title and do some minor, yet necessary, fine tuning.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deliciously unconventional murder mystery,
By "amandaottawa" (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture (Paperback)
This delicious murder mystery will have you anxious to stay up late and finish it. Set in Toronto, Canada, the story follows Mitchell Draper, the fame-chasing, gay screenwriter and the antics of his friends Ingrid and Ramir. It's like reading a book written by your best friend. Read the next one too...Making a Killing. We can only hope for more from this witty and original novelist.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!,
By Darshan "darshan1" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture (Paperback)
Early on in the book, the author describes a character as "nondescript" and I thought "oh, no. This will be bad." but no! This book is tremendously well-written. I think I'm pretty hard to please when it comes to gay humor fiction, so it's great to find something to recommend whole-heartedly. Similar to Misadventures in the 213, Soon to Be.. has a little triumvirate of lovable characters (though Mitchell's friend Ramir can be less than lovable) that are drawn very well. Even minor characters such as the unnerving and condescending Kitina is spot on and Dunford's Carmen Denver strikes me as a Hollywood tyrant completely encapsulated.The reader will probably figure out what's really going on before Mitchell does, but that's okay because there are still a few surprises. Mitchell's other friend Ingrid is very lovable and shy. The reader really roots for her triumph in the Toronto artworld and her subsequent stresses caused by her fame are very touching and affecting. People who liked this book would also enjoy the aforementioned Misadventures in the 213 and Christian McLaughlin's book. I can't wait to read the next Warren Dunford.
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