Looking back, it's amazing how Barker could spend 750 pages on this material. There really isn't all that much happening, and the exact same story could be told in 300 pages. Only Barker's substantial literary talents keep the book from being unreadable, and manage to turn into a page-turner. Some fascinating descriptions of events, but overall, a slightly campy feeling came over me reading this. This is material that cries out to be taken less seriously, and it loses some of its potential as Barker treats it almost with reverence. I thought the conversion of Tammy from a fat lunatic to a reasonable human being wasn't believable, and I found it hard to sympathize with Todd's problems, too. "Gee, I'm only making couple of millions per films now, however will I survive?" may be a truthful portrayal of ex-stars' mindsets, but it doesn't make for likable characters.

Barker's description of his own life at the beginning of the book was funnier than anything else of the book. I couldn't help but laugh out loud when he complained how his demanding job had taken his health, and even better was when he extended thanks to his housekeepers. How spoiled can you get?