by Jim Carrey
First published 2020
Jim Carrey sits alone in his mansion, surrounded by wealth but consumed by emptiness. The movie star worries he's past his prime and gaining weight. His Israeli guard dogs offer little comfort. Even his friend Nicolas Cage, who collects dinosaur skulls, can't lift Jim's spirits. Then Georgie enters his life. She's ruthless and captivating, and Jim falls hard. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman offers him a new role that could finally win an Oscar. Jim sees a chance to reinvent himself and find meaning. But as he pursues love and artistic validation, larger forces threaten everything. The world itself begins to unravel. Jim must face both personal destruction and global catastrophe. This semi-autobiographical novel blurs the line between Jim Carrey the person and Jim Carrey the character, exploring what happens when fame fails to fill the void inside.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: celebrity, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Israel
Period: 21st-century
255 pages · Hardcover · Knopf Publishing Group
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness