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Reviewed on June 1, 2002
Having achieved success in film (with an Academy Award nomination for Training Day) and in his personal life (with marriage to actress Uma Thurman), Hawke is attempting to conquer the literary sphere as well. Unfortunately, he is not long for that world. His freshman effort, The Hottest State, was poor, but he maintained a first novelist's passion for his work. There is no such redemption this time, leaving the reader to believe that sheer vanity (along with plenty of star power) ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More