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Title: Gym rats gone WEHO
Review: What is refreshing and entertaining about this book is that the West Hollywood lifestyle is sent up completely, touching upon and torching the gym culture, the size obsession (steroids and penis enlargement), money, sex, drugs and ATTITUDE. It's an entertaining and vivid indictment and I got not a few laughs out of the author's style and in particular the dialog which is excellent. However, there is not a lot of humanity in the characterizations and although the irony and social comedy reminded me of the writings of Robert Rodi and Ethan Mordden, the people in this story lacked the kind of charisma which would make me care about them. For a social comedy and a cynical but hilarious send-up this is top-notch.
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