Sellevision is a home shopping network in New Jersey where hosts sell everything from jewelry to kitchen gadgets. The novel follows a group of employees and the people close to them, including Max Andrews, a host with a secret, and Peggy Ann Weaver, a hostess who has an addiction to painkillers. A scandal erupts when a series of private mishaps become public. Augusten Burroughs writes in a satirical tone, mocking the world of TV selling, with a focus on the characters' hidden lives and their efforts to cover them.
Readers who like campy workplace comedy may enjoy it, particularly those who know Burroughs for his memoirs.
Practical, outward-looking and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
