Double Feature (by Owen King)
I used to be the reader who finished a book regardless of how much I was suffering through the story. I finally decided there are too many great books to spend time with so I am giving myself permission to bail on books I’m not enjoying. I only made it to 11% before deciding to bail on Double Feature by Owen King. I just couldn’t get invested in the story.
Sam is a recent college graduate who is producing his first film. He has a challenging relationship with his dad, who is a B-movie actor. He receives feedback from his dad about his movie script; however, he doesn’t like his dad’s suggestions. Sam’s mom is deceased and he seems to be trying to process his loss. The dynamics of these relationships was sort of interesting; albeit difficult to follow at times.
King lost me with the movie script and fund sourcing, aka, begging people he knows for money. I don’t like reading screen plays so I became bored when the story shifted to the format of a script. I didn’t like Sam’s movie. It was out there in a sense of weirdness that stimulated boredom for me. I decided it was time for me to move on.
The best thing about my copy of this book is that it’s signed.
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