As a work of fiction, this is a little bit 'meh', but if you read it between the lines as an insider tell-all about the film industry, it is very educational. The backstory of the WWII veteran and his comic-book artist nephew was the Tom Hanksiest thing you'll ever read, but the other plot points were highly entertaining. I felt the parallel pay-it-forward of Al and Ynez was a little too in-your-face for comfort, but hey, it's Hollywood: whaddya expect? (The actual comics in there are a hard pass, though. Yikes.)