Toby Young sounds like someone I wouldn't want to hang out with based on this book, but he does describe some interesting adventures in his time spent working for Vanity Fair. How he got there, I am not sure (and he doesn't seem to be either), and his attempt to take Manhattan is quite a stunning failure; his painfully gained insight into the culture of New York celebrity and scathing hindsight interpretation of the reasons for his catastrophic Conde Nast career are what makes this worth it. I would agree with USA Today in calling it "a nastily funny read."

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