Sellevision: A Novel Audiobook

" This is one of my favorite books; laugh out loud! I can read over and over and it still cracks me up. "

" Very enjoyable. I always wanted to be on air talent for home shopping. "

" The characters are great in this book. I love the fiction from Burroughs. He should do more. These characters spiral down fast in a fast paced world of home shopping network. "

" You will never view QVC-type shows the same! "

" The only "fiction" book that Augusten Burroughs has, to date, published. Funny and silly. It is an easy read. Highly recommend. "

" Augusten does better with non-fiction than fiction. "

" I love this book. I actually bought it on tape so I could hear Augusten Burroughs read it out loud. I crack up sometimes just thinking about it. "

" A decent satire and an enjoyable read, but not as hilarious as his most famous work, Running with Scissors. "

" not as funny as his memoirs, both story and characters easily forgotten. "

" I loved this book! The characters were so predictably fake; you just couldn't wait for the next awful thing to happen to them... "

" Totally weird but in a good way. "

" Slow start but great character buildup. I liked it. "

" One of his early fiction, very funny and sometimes shocking. That Augusten has an interesting mind. "

" This was like listening to a soap opera. Augusten Burroughs certainly did his home-shopping research. "

" I wish they'd make this into a film. "

" This is Augusten's only work of fiction and it's a really enjoyable read. He wrote this in a weekend but it's just a hysterical account of a fictional QVC. Definitely worth reading on the beach this summer. "

" liked it but not nearly as good as his others "

" Funny-if you ever watch Home shopping network you will appreciate this book. "

" I like his memoirs better. "

" I'm a big Augusten fan, but this book didn't do it for me. Cartoony characters, lots of cliches, predictable plot lines. This was his first novel, so perhaps he was still getting his bearings. He writes great memoir, and I hope he has a better novel than this in him. "

" Hilarious spoof of QVC and other home-shopping deals "

" A great summer/beach read, it's cheesey, campy, and fun. "

" I enjoyed it--the characters were not terribly likable and parts were annoying, but it made up for that by being funny and containing a mystery. "

" Definitely not as engrossing as Running With Scissors, but still a very enjoyable read! "

" Raunchy, crass, ridiculous, and absolutely hilarious! "

" I havne't read it but I accidentlaly clicked the stars. I expect it to be as good as the other books Augusten has written. "

" this dude is crazy....read his books! "

" Nowhere near as good as Running with Scissors and Possible side effects. It was too cheesy and not really that funny. "

" Listening on CD. Got about 20 minutes into it before I decided to abandon ship. Meh. "

" eh....Burroughs first book, and it shows. the humor is self-conscious, his voice lacks confidence -- hold out for his non-fiction. "

" This book was terrible but I just had to keep reading it because I was starved for another Augusten book after reading Running with Scissors and Dry...it was his only other published book at the time. "

" Completely hilarious...absolutely loved it!!! His writing is humorous and smart and totally outrageous. It is also so gripping you can't wait for the next chance to grab the book up again...loved it!!! "

" Fantastic book! Burroughs' first. His only novel I believe and it really is incredible. Hysterical, dark, and charming in its own way. If you like Burroughs even a smidgen, then you'll adore this book. "

" Funny, trashy, quick read. I loved it :) "

" Awesome! A quick read - I finished it on my day off. In typical Burroughs style, there is a lot in here not for the faint of heart, but I thought it was very entertaining - dark, funny, insightful. "

" I have always been a fan of Burroughs writing style. Sellevision doesn't disappoint on the humor and there is a great twist at the end that you do not figure out until the end... at least I didn't. "

" This is one of my favorite books; laugh out loud! I can read over and over and it still cracks me up. "

" I feel like I'm missing something, though it's possible this book was simply over-hyped to me. "

" There's no great literary, spiritual or cultural merit here, just a funny and slightly raunchy send-up of television shopping channels and our consumer culture. "

" Interesting premise, but the snark is so heavyhanded I didn't end up enjoying it that much. And I loves me some snark. "

" It was fine... Most likely would not recommend the book tho other unless there was absolutely nothing else in the vicinity too read. That being said, I do find some such enjoyment from bible thumper gone addict. "

" A different place for Augusten Burroughs. Instead of the dark truths that we experience in other works of his, this is a lighthearted (well kind of) book that made me laugh. "

" Sellevision is an enjoyably dark and humourous read based loosely on The Home Shopping Network and its seemingly perfect, over-coiffed hosts.<br/><br/>It doesn't really have a plot but the characters spring from the pages with such life that I don't think it needs it. "