The feminist themes are occasionally written anachronistically, holding mid-20th century characters to a post-#MeToo standard. But the novel is skillfully textured with questions of art, success and identity ... Tanabe knows better than to give easy answers, and book clubs will have a great time hashing them out ... Tanabe pulls off the magic trick perfected by the best historical novelists: She crafts a suspenseful page-turner even for readers intimately familiar with the events.
Tanabe’s dynamic, binge-worthy Hollywood novel poses the question, What are you willing to do, especially as a woman, to see your name on the big screen?
