My Life As A Fake

I liked the ambition of the story... tying in a London publisher to a pair of friends whose relationship has spoiled, set in Malaysia with a quirky Australian backstory steeped in poetry. But I felt the fantasy character that became real didn't inspire the reader to hate him, and instead saw the main characters as the detestable ones. I found myself routing for the other guys and didn't have enough information to give credit for the poetry where it was needed.