The Day of the Locust

"Admired by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Dashiell Hammett, The Day of the Locust is one of Time magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels. No book captures so perfectly the grungy fringes of Hollywood: out-of-work actors, stage parents, and film extras with big dreams. But it's the bit actress Faye Greener who steals the spotlight with her wildly convoluted ambitions: 'I'm going to be a star some day ? if I'm not, I'll commit suicide.'" --Description from back of book.