This book is fantastic. Reads like a modern-day fairy tale. Very funny but also insightful about family romance and drama. I recommend this novel to anyone, and also Woronov's other books--especially Swimming Underground and Snake.

I read this book to get a little more background information on the Warhol Factory, but most of it flew over my head and confused me. It was really interesting though, and if I knew more about what was going on, I'm sure it would be better

I was captivated by this book from page one. Woronov is deeply wounded and, as a result, incredibly funny. She writes like Francis Bacon painted: vicious, raw and painfully real. It truly is a joyride into Hell. My favorite passage is about the girl who o.d'd at a party and nobody cared. All continued having 'fun' until she was eventually revived. Everyone was most disappointed.

Mary Woronov's Years in the Warhol Scene/Factory! I loved this Book! The style, the juxtaposition of Hard edged girl & a lost little girl. I loved that she was "unlikable" This is the type of strong heroine the Suburban punkettes should be emulating. She knows who the fakers are and where they reside. She follows her Own path on her Own terms. When she almost allowed that Stalker girl to get hit by the train I was Jarred but secretly hoping for, as Mary was for an ending worth telling the Grandkids about! Don't be afraid to Swim Underground!

This is a book we've read before, or maybe it's that we've seen it on the screen, or maybe it's both. In any event, there's something rather tired about this collage of noir and road-trip cliches. You read Jim Thompson, Barry Gifford, Charles Willeford, et al? What might (and I use the word very guardedly) distinguish this book is that its protagonist is a woman, and its done from her perspective. That said, she's a cardboard characterization of a girl from a dysfunctional background (free spirit hippy turned bitter housewife mom, guilt-ridden longing looks from stepdad--oooo, haven't read/seen that before...) who runs away to the big city (LA) and wallows in lost identity and false bravado. I should note that the book jacket's claim that she is in "the LA punk scene" is completely untrue. She's in the S&M scene, which is totally different and separate. The book is a bit more surreal than its predecessors, and does have some really nice passages here and there, but it's otherwise completely forgettable.

Mary Woronov has proven countlessly in film that she is a little off center. Her strange and intriging roles have made her a classic cult actress & even an icon. This, her 3rd novel interestingly mirrors the strangeness of her movies onto print. It's the story of a mixed up girl on a journey that's both terrifying and exciting. She tries to flirt with romance but her focus of interest could be a killer that may make her the next victim. Each chapter is titled with a snake theme as is the overall plot twists and turns much like a seemingly harmless snake would turn. Roll up under a blanket and enjoy a little piece of derainged fiction.

AND THE ANSWER IS YES. I wrote the Kirkus Review under Editorial Reviews and would direct you there for my comments on this noir knockout.