SuitabookSusanna Hits Hollywood
Mary Hogan
- Reading
- Before reading, discuss what makes a story worth pursuing and whether ambition changes when access, reputation and competition become more important than careful judgement.
- Themes
- Ambition and recognition: Susanna wants to reach the red carpet, secure a leading story and rise above other celebrity reporters. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Risk and judgement: After losing her ticket, Susanna devises a high-stakes plan to regain access to the Academy Awards. The predicament foregrounds risky problem-solving, but there is not enough information to judge how the story frames her methods or their consequences.
- Worth knowing
- The central predicament involves a lost ticket and a high-stakes attempt to get back inside; readers may want to consider how suspenseful or consequential this becomes.