Hilarious! This book follows around the hosts of a TV shopping channel, Sellevision. Max is arguably the main character who gets hilariously fired in the first chapter. Peggy Jean is a perfectly-coifed church-goer with the picture-perfect family (except, of course, for the alcoholism, drug addiction, child pornography obsession, and various anger issues). Bebe is the show's matriarch - the gold standard by which everyone else tries to measure themselves. She gets all the best air times and products to sell. Trish is the billionaire's daughter and that's about it. Leigh is the pretty young one who is garnering more and more Sellevision success in the wake of her affair with show exec Howard Toast. Like Max, she also exits the show in hilarious fashion. So does Trish, come to think of it. Am I forgetting anyone? I don't think so.
Things I loved: (1) The slow, casual way I figured out that the story was taking place in the future (key hints: the popularity of the movie Titanic II and Barbara Streisand's Vice Presidential candidacy). (2) Howard Toast's inner monologue after a particularly emotional discussion with his suffering mistress (favorite example: That's some nice rhinoplasty). (3) Peggy Jean's rationalizations for drinking. (4) Trish's father's midnight opening of Tiffany's (poor Pricewaterhouse boyfriend!). (5) There's a lot more that I loved, but I don't want to get into spoilers that matter.
Things I didn't love: (1) Bebe. She was perfect, and her story worked out perfectly for her. There was a hiccup that was going to be hilarious, but it didn't pan out. Yes, something kinda bad happens to her in the end, but it really wasn't that bad and was an afterthought. (2) Trish was boring except for the one plot with her dad opening Tiffany's. Oh, and the end, of course.
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