Just the Funny Parts: … and a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boy’s Club

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Just the Funny Parts: ... And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club - Nell Scovell

I Picked Up This Book Because: Someone close to me aspires to be a TV writer so I thought I’d see what she was signing up for.

The Story:

Part memoir, part advice column, part real facts about Hollywood Nell takes us on a recounting of her career from “Who is Nell Scovell” to “Who is Nell Scovell”. This book is well written and pulls not punches about the sexism, racism and other flaws of a career in Hollywood. Nell had a lot to say on the subject. Sometime a bit too much. At the end when she was listing unused jokes I felt like it was more filler than anything useful. All together it was eye opening. I had no idea how short a writer's career could be. It’s definitely not a field for the faint of heart.

The Random Thoughts:

The Score Card:

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3.5 Stars

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