The Castle on Sunset

I had high hopes for Hollywood gossip, my friends.

I'm just enough of a "news about celebrities" nerd that I thought an in-depth story about the history of one of its most famous haunts would keep me interested.

Alas, dear readers, it did not.

It's not that the story of the Chateau Marmont is not compelling. I mean, Lindsay Lohan used to party there and Belushi died there, for crying out loud. The problem is the book was actually too thorough for my liking. The painstaking detail about everyone ever involved might be interesting for others, but for me, I was just trying to get to the "good parts."

I commend the research the author did. But, I found myself skimming just to get through it.