Ranking the Celebrity Cameos in Gary Shteyngart’s Book Trailer (Spoiler: James Franco Is Not Number One)
#1: Jonathan Franzen
As Shteyngart’s therapist, Franzen is actually pretty funny. No, but really. So is Shteyngart, we guess, who opens up the scene with my new favorite thing to say: “OMG, Dr. Franzen.” And Franzen even manages to get a dig in against all his haters, saying, “I’m so sorry. I’ve got to stop speaking the truth out loud.” Because, get it? Everyone who hates Franzen only does so because he’s constantly just speaking the truth. And we can’t handle that truth! Aahhh. Didn’t you just know that’s how Franzen felt? Of course it’s how he feels. But it’s nice to get verification in the form of a book trailer. Like, Franzen would never address his critics to their faces, or even with his own book trailer. No, he’d only do it through a friend’s book trailer. This all makes so much sense.
Watch the whole thing here.
Follow Kristin Iversen on twitter @kmiversen