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Released: December 31, 2007 |
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Editorial Review:
Carol's fan letters to Brad Pitt are answered in his films or so she believes. Carol is a mentally unbalanced, child-like hoot of a character with a number of delusions. She believes she is a femme fatale and a competent therapist. She has one pathetic client Just once in her life, Carol gains an opportunity for getting a grip on herself and achieving an acceptable position in society. She is hired as a child psychologist by Dreams Come True, a for-profit version of the Make a Wish Foundation. Carol makes up a client and wangles a meeting with Brad Pitt. It doesn't go well and true to the title, Carol tries to take out a restraining order. Carol's encounter with success doesn't last. Her attempt to fulfill a secret wish of a child client leads to the tragic death of her one adult client and her final loss of reality.
Brad Pitt Won't Leave Me Alone Reviews:
Good, but needs some developing 
2008-02-07 - "Brad Pitt Won't Leave Me Alone" is alternately a funny and a sad excerpt. The main character, Carol Olenka, is a fascinating if unlikable creation. She has no idea of what people think about her and constantly creates a fantasy world, even going so far as to advertise herself as a therapist after reading one article about transference. She says whatever is on her mind without stopping to think about how her words affect other people.
The excerpt works best when it focuses solely on Carol and her interaction with people and her thoughts. It falters when it switches viewpoint to other characters like Carol's sister Becky and her neighbor Christian - I think it should have stayed with just Carol's viewpoint. While Carol is in general a repulsive character, some of her actions were a bit too repulsive. Also, while many of the conversations in the excerpt are nicely written, the conversation between Christian and Carol in the laundry room should have been shown instead of the author simply stating the conversation began to have sexual overtones.
"Brad Pitt Won't Leave Me Alone" had some good moments but could have been developed more.
Funny and original 
2008-01-27 - I think Shannon's work is funny and original and the premise drew me in from the start. I'd love to read more.
More please!
2008-01-22 - This really drew me in, left me longing to know what happens next. Carol is an inspired character, complex & disarming--don't know whether to love her or pity her, but in any event cannot look away. Imagining young Shelly Winters starring in the film adaptation, or in today's world, maybe Lisa Kudrow or Joan Cusack... I'd read anything this author wrote.
Uneasy enjoyment
2008-01-22 - I laughed out loud at some of the passages in this excerpt, and I think the premise is hilarious. The protagonist is just so over the top she's kind of hard to take for very long. I didn't know whether to laugh at her or feel sorry for her, and I wanted to care about her. I couldn't really care because she's just so nuts. I think maybe writing it mostly from the point of view of Jane Austen would work better. I am curious about where the book is going next.
