Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel

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My favorite part is when Jim Carrey prepares for his role as Mao and loses his identity along the way. I mean, if you’re going to read a semi-autobiographical novel by an A-list celebrity in which his journey culminates in a battle against aliens to save the California Coast (and the world) alongside Nic Cage, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelsey Grammer, Kanye West, and the essence of Rodney Dangerfield, I guess it might as well be this one. The concluding chapters depicting Carrey’s version of the diabolical end of the world is dragged out and a lull, at best. I walked through a parade of hookers and took my little green ass to some motel room that would make Baretta jealous,” Carrey says. There's nothing here that has any sort of practical application, and the worst thing is that it's trying to be funny and it's not even FUNNY.

This comes though in the writing with the text exaggerating neurotic tendencies and cloaking them as being deep and complex. If you really like Jim Carrey, stick out the insanity for the gems of comic fantasy and the nuggets of memoir gold. Surrounded by grifting dignitaries (investors), he charms them with an absurd guzzle from a bottle of expensive wine. I wanted to love this book - I was on a long hold list at the library and rushed to get it the minute the library informed me it was my turn. The novel follows Carrey as he rebounds from a post-I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS career slump by finding love and battling an alien invasion alongside Kelsie Grammer and Nic Cage.But it’s funny how, at the time, Carrey’s performance was actually seen as somewhat daring and adventurous, attempting to make the Riddler an outrageous and unpredictable villain. Carrey, long interested in film and television, developed a close friendship with comedian Damon Wayans, which landed him a role in the sketch comedy hit In Living Color, in which he portrayed various characters during the show's 1990 season.

The grandiose rants delivered through stream-of-consciousness made this reader raise an eyebrow more than once.I can't help but feel like this is a Kaufman-esque joke about the results of binge watching a bunch of crappy late night History Channel shows about ancient civilizations and aliens. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman — a pawnbroker whom he regards as "stupid, ailing, greedy…good for nothing. In As You Wish he has created an enchanting experience; in addition to never-before seen photos and interviews with his fellow cast mates, there are plenty of set secrets and backstage stories.