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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Atlantic Books; New edition edition (13 Jan 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843543648
ISBN-13: 978-1843543640
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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"'Burroughs is wildly, weirdly funny: like an out-of-control David Sedaris.' The Times 'the Brady Bunch on Viagra' Observer 'Poke-in-the-eye sharp' Independent on Sunday 'Savvy, very entertaining' Bret Easton Ellis"

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'Sellevision' is America's premier retail broadcasting network, and presenter Max Andrews is the jewel in its broadcasting crown. But when the handsome (and lonely and gay) Max accidentally exposes himself in front of sixty million kids the channel faces its biggest scandal. No-one at the network will emerge untarnished as a result of Max's gaping bathrobe during the Slumber Sunday Sundown slot...

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1.0 out of 5 stars bad bad bad, 16 Aug 2006

By	Kate (UK) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed reading 'Running with Scissors', 'Dry' and 'Magical Thinking' and was pleased to find out that Augusten Burroughs had written another book. I was so disappointed. It was very badly written and not very funny or interesting. I've since found out that he wrote this book in a week, and it shows.
If I'd read this book first I would never have gone on to read any of his others.
If you have read Sellevision and none of his other books, I urge you to try them and not be put off by this awful book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Horrifically funny!, 7 Feb 2006

By	L. Mark (Lanarkshire, Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a slick, dark and very, very funny book! It's set in the superficial world of television retailing, and features some awful characters - in fact, most of the characters are pretty horrible. This doesn't detract from the book in any way - you're not meant to empathise with them! All sorts of dreadful things happen, with great comic effect. This is the first book I've read in a long time that's actually made me laugh aloud. I'll definitely look up Burroughs' other novels.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Nowhere near as good as his others, 12 Feb 2006

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I discovered Augusten Burroughs after reading 'Running with Scissors' which was great, if a little disturbing.
'Dry' and 'Magical Thinking' were also excellent and really funny so I was pleased to find out he'd written another book- 'Sellevision'- at the start of his writing career.
Unfortunately 'Sellevision' was pretty dreadful. It was badly written, (he has improved tenfold in his writing skills since then), the story was full of cliches and the characters dull and two-dimensional.

I really admire Augusten Burroughs and have enjoyed three of his books immensely. He is simply more interesting when writing about himself. It would be interesting to read 'Sellevision' if he wrote it again now. It would be much more daring, funny and, no doubt, better written.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny
As his first novel it's a very funny,scathing look at the world of t.v. and the people that work in it. A great beach book. You won't want to put it down.

Published 3 months ago by J. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars made me laugh out loud on the tube!
I've read all his books but this is laugh out loud funny and I thoroughly recommend it. You shouldn't compare it to his others which are autobiographical whereas this is pure... Read more

Published 5 months ago by M. Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars People you hate on the tube
You know when you are on the tube/bus/train/unicycle and you see someone reading a book and then out of the blue they laugh uproariously and look around to see if you noticed and... Read more

Published 5 months ago by A. J. Weston

3.0 out of 5 stars a bit disappointing
After reading Running with Scissors and Dry, I really had high hopes for Burroughs' novel, Sellevision. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Kendra

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining
Burroughs' Sellevision is a tale about a gay TV presenter who inadvertently exposes himself on TV. The story follows the after effects of the event. Read more

Published on 8 Sep 2007 by Benjamin

4.0 out of 5 stars totally original
Augusten Burroughs is one of those authors I accidentally discovered because his book was in the sale. Read more

Published on 29 Jul 2005 by Ms. S. R. Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent debut
No, this book isn't realy heavy literature, isn't a work of art, and probably won't be a candidate for inclusion into the canon, but it is a perfectly written, amusing, and an... Read more

Published on 26 May 2005 by primitivegrrl

3.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight lunchtime read
'And if I just turn that around for you, you can see that it's seven, no, eight centimetres long. Lovely... Read more

Published on 11 Nov 2000 by Aloysius Jumbo

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