 Though Tim and Pete was his most controversial work , Boy Wonder is generally considered his magnum opus , and remains his most popular book . A black satire of the film industry , it is also a parody of the " oral biographies " popularized by George Plimpton with his books about Edie Sedgwick and Truman Capote , in that the protagonist 's life is revealed in the form of interviews between the writer and the characters . Though it has been praised as " one of the few novels from the last couple of decades that could justifiably be called a classic " , reviewers have also pointed out that it is probably unfilmable due to its bitter cynicism regarding the movie industry . 
 Though Tim and Pete was his most controversial work , Boy Wonder is generally considered his magnum opus , and <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>remains</mark></a> his most popular book . A black satire of the film industry , it <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>also a parody of the " oral biographies " popularized by George Plimpton with his books about Edie Sedgwick and Truman Capote , in that the protagonist <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>life is revealed in the form of interviews between the writer and the characters . Though it <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> been praised as " one of the few novels from the last couple of decades <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>could justifiably be called a classic " , reviewers <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> also pointed out that it is probably unfilmable due to its bitter cynicism regarding the movie industry . 
Though Tim and Pete was his most controversial work , Boy Wonder is generally considered his magnum opus , and remain his most popular book . A black satire of da film industry , it also a parody of tda" oral biographies " popularized by George Plimpton w/ his books bou Edie Sedgwick and Truman Capote , in that the protagonist  life is revealed in the form of interviews between the writer and the characters . tho it done been praised as " one of the few novels from thdaast couple of decades could justifiably b called a classic " , reviewers done also pointed out dat it is prob unfilmable due to its bitter cynicism regarding the movie industry .