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  • They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir
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They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Bruce Eric Kaplan (Author, Narrator), Macmillan Audio (Publisher)
4.2 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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A darkly comic memoir about being a working creative person in a world that is growing ever more dysfunctional, by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and television writer Bruce Eric Kaplan

In January 2022, Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by the state of the world and the state of his life as a television writer in Los Angeles. He started a journal to keep from going mad, which eventually became They Went Another Way.

The book’s through line traces his attempt to get a television project set up in the increasingly Byzantine world of Hollywood. But as he details the project’s ups and downs, Kaplan finds himself ruminating not only on show business but also on today’s political and social issues, on old movies and TV shows and music, on his family, on his friends, on his past, on his failing heating system, and on all the dead birds that keep showing up in his backyard.

This hilarious and surprisingly moving book is about life—about art, about love, about alienation, about connection, about ugliness and beauty, about disappointment, wonder, and hope. In short, it is about everything.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 46 minutes
  2. Author
    Bruce Eric Kaplan
  3. Narrator
    Bruce Eric Kaplan
  4. Audible release date
    Oct. 22 2024
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Macmillan Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0D47ZG56D
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 7 hours and 46 minutes
Author Bruce Eric Kaplan
Narrator Bruce Eric Kaplan
Audible.ca Release Date October 22 2024
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0D47ZG56D
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  • Lawrence D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly funny and insightful
    Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
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    I’ve truly never read a book like this before—equal parts hilarious, insightful and heartwarming, Bruce manages to capture the very real feeling of wanting to bear your soul and connect to the world when the world is often confusing and arbitrary. All the Hollywood stories are not only juicy but also purposeful, demonstrating how every challenge or difficult person we might meet in our lives is actually there to teach us something and help us grow.

    In an industry known for cruel indifference, They Went Another Way is a literary beacon for hope and humanism. It’s also just very, very, very funny.
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    Lawrence D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Incredibly funny and insightful

    Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
    I’ve truly never read a book like this before—equal parts hilarious, insightful and heartwarming, Bruce manages to capture the very real feeling of wanting to bear your soul and connect to the world when the world is often confusing and arbitrary. All the Hollywood stories are not only juicy but also purposeful, demonstrating how every challenge or difficult person we might meet in our lives is actually there to teach us something and help us grow.

    In an industry known for cruel indifference, They Went Another Way is a literary beacon for hope and humanism. It’s also just very, very, very funny.
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  • superbrain
    2.0 out of 5 stars Meh. Dry neurotic humor with lots old movie/TV/music references.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024
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    I'm sure there are lots of people who can appreciate what the Author created here. I'm just not one. It is true that a paragraph can be only one sentence, and many of the paragraphs in the book are just that -- one or two sentence neurotic musings in a diary format. There are a few storylines but the consistent thread is just his neurotism and existential angst. If you like Seinfeld you might appreciate the book. It is just interesting enough to keep reading because it seems like there must be some actual points here but there really aren't. Everything seems to make him nervous and uneasy. That could make for humorous writing but it does not in this case. The fact that all of the references to music/movies/TV shows are pre-1970s makes it harder to connect with the material. There are so many positive reviews so I just wanted to give an alternative perspective.
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