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Sellevision
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
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An incisive fictional portrait of a consumer society gone mad looks behind the scenes of sellevision, a shop-at-home network, where the slick facades of the popular hosts slowly crumble as one celebrity becomes an addict and another exposes himself on air. A first novel. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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harper.pixie
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
Mehso-so

Quite a funny read. Perhaps I shouldn‘t have dove in immediately after I re-read the bell jar. In any case, certainly fun.

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Megabooks
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
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Pickpick

Blame it on @britt_brooke 😜

I‘ve been a QVC (not HSN) fan since middle school, so I loved this satire of home shopping television. It follows several months in the lives of hosts. It starts out with one host accidentally exposing himself on air. There‘s also one having an affair with the boss, one who starts popping Valium after getting emails about excessive body hair, and another falling in love. Enjoyable brain candy. 4⭐️🎧

rather_be_reading I love Burroughs 4y
britt_brooke So happy you liked it! 😂 4y
Megabooks Thanks @britt_brooke believe it or not @rather_be_reading this is my first time reading him. I‘ve moved on to 4y
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britt_brooke @Megabooks WHAT?!! Oh man. He‘s one of my favorites. His personal stories are so good. Dry is my favorite. He is the author who made me fall in love with memoir. 4y
Megabooks @britt_brooke I know, right?? I‘m not sure how I missed him all these years, but I‘m really enjoying Dry! 26% in. 4y
britt_brooke @Megabooks 💚 This makes me so happy. 4y
Cinfhen I REALLY REALLY REALLY DISLIKED 4y
Cinfhen But this QVC satire sounds hilarious 4y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Running didn‘t sound like a good fit for me either, so I skipped it. I loved Sellevision. I‘m currently reading his memoir about getting sober, Dry - tagged above, but I enjoyed this fiction more so far. 4y
Reviewsbylola I thought this was hysterical! It may be time for a reread. 4y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola it is hysterical!! 4y
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britt_brooke
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was waaay funnier than I remembered. Maybe it‘s because I just reread his essay collections where he describes his childhood infatuation with home shopping shows. The live aspect drew him in; the first reality tv. Burroughs‘s strong suit is memoir, but this satirical novel, his very first book, is quite entertaining. I‘d like see more fiction from him some day ... but I want the personal updates first.

MaureenMc This was one of the first books my book club read, ~ 17 years ago. Still remember some of the scenes. 🤣 4y
britt_brooke @MaureenMc That‘s awesome! 😂 4y
Reviewsbylola I enjoyed this one a lot! 4y
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JessFerg
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
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So maybe more "yellow spines" than "yellow covers" but I never have followed directions well. #riotgrams Day 2.

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britt_brooke
Sellevision: A Novel | Augusten Burroughs
Pickpick

Funny! I love his memoirs so was not sure what to expect here, but it was certainly entertaining.