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Title: Very enjoyable; Goes beyond the film
Review: For those of you who've seen the film, this story is told in the first person by Jimmy Steinway (MacKenzie Astin's character in the movie), as his character is hired by Castle Rock to tell the story of the events told in the movie. It goes beyond the film somewhat and takes us up to the characters lives today. Typical Stillman. If you like Whit Stillman's films, this book is one you can carry with you at all times. Some of the scenes from the Club don't translate very well to the book, but that's actually a plus, because the film is NOT about disco or the club per se. (Hence the bad reviews from people who mistakenly thought just because the film took place at a club, that it was a ripoff of "54".) Those themes are methaphorical and the book helps bring everything into perspective. I probably wouldn't want to read the book without seeing the film first. And if you see the film, you also need to see "Metropolitan" and "Barcelona," for it to all make sense.
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