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Editorial Review:
A debut novel from an acclaimed young actor follows the story of young William Harding, who unexpectedly finds himself falling for Sarah and, in three short months, feels the joy of first love and the heartache left behind when it ends. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
Description of The Hottest State:
Yes, it's "that" Ethan Hawke. Ethan Hawke the actor. In this slim debut novel, he tells a coming-of-age tale of a fairly unpleasant young actor from Texas named William who lives in Manhattan and is working his way through an ugly little relationship with a singer/songwriter named Sarah. William's parents married young and split up early and he's not too happy with the world at large. Sarah can't quite make heads or tails of her mother. The pair has sex in the bathroom and talks quite a bit about their relationship. It all has a certain ring of truth, but at this point it's probably safe to say that Hawke's movie agent will probably make a better living off the young actor/writer than Hawke's literary agent.
The Hottest State Reviews:
I felt very close to the carachter 
2009-03-21 - I've just finished to read this book, and it liked me very much because it made me feel like i was in William's shoes, even if i am a woman. It is a very good description of what love at a young age is(but not only), a feeling that pervades your whole life. I've been a huge fan of Ethan Hawke since i was a child, and now i know he is also good at writing.I thing everyone who's been very disappointed in love should read this story and could learn something from it.
Best I've Read in a While 
2009-03-16 - I pity the pretentious readers out there that are so "intelligent" they are unable to enjoy a book at face value. To be a person that would compare this novel to such writers as Hemingway, Fitzgerald and others of the like is a blatant attempt to make yourself feel better than those of us that signed on to give a positive review of a work well done. Although this is a fairly short novel it is immensely full of so much emotion and honesty that it is hard to put down. The characters aren't particularly likeable, but they are definitely identifiable. If you are not able to see atleast some of their characteristics in yourself then you may not yet have lived and loved. I read this book through in one sitting and found the writing unpretentious and I believe that helped me immerse myself in the situations so much more easily than most more highly respected novels today. There is not a lot of thought provoking figurative language and not very much vast attention to detail. This book reads much like a movie script and is very easy to visualize as it goes along. I recommend this book to anyone that wants to read a simple bittersweet story about the love and loss of our youth. The simplicity of it will appeal to the A.D.D. youth of today or anyone that doesn't want to have to think too much to enjoy a good book.
So beautiful!
2008-07-10 - This books displays what a real heartbreak feels like. It's about meeting the "perfect" person and suddenly you realize they didn't think YOU were perfect for them. It's such a good read! It's too short though I wish Ethan would have made it longer but still he did a really great job. I can't wait to watch the movie!
Surprisingly great!!!
2008-06-23 - Like many people, I didn't expect much because he's, y'know, an actor, but I read the first page and liked it, and then...wow, it's actually a very deep, quirky, well-written novel that clearly took thought, work and talent - and it's not pretentious. It's a good post-college novel just like Benjamin Kunkel's highly-praised ouevre. If Hawke wasn't an actor, he might be getting the same kind of literary attention Kunkel got. Anyway, he obviously doesn't need the literary success, but this book moves swiftly, has wonderful description, and is a great New York gen-x love story for all ages to enjoy.
A good movie.
2008-04-21 - The editorial review and the publishers weekley review are very poorly made. Publishers w. talks about when william returns from Paris, when its Mexico. Did they see the movie? I don't think so.
The story is very human and sincere, there is very good music. There is one scene where william walks by a movie house and you see that " Paris texas" is playing, and thats a very good movie.
