The Starter Wife - Gigi Levangie Grazer CI almost gave up on this (audio) book several times. The beginning was cheesy and the humor seemed forced, but there was just enough wit sprinkled throughout the first half of the book to keep me interested.
It eventually got better, but how good can a novel be when Britney Spears is one of the characters? I admit she added a little something to the story, her presence puts the ex husband's desperation into perspective... yet utimately Britney is a microcosm of the book's personality - fluff that is occasionally intriguing and entertaining but never to be taken seriously.
The mini-series (of the same name) is based on this book. It earned 10 Emmy nominations according to Wikipedia; surprising considering that this book often reminded me of a bad sitcom. Perhaps this is one of the rare occasions in which the book is not better than its' adaptation... (I'm curious now and may have to rent the DVD).
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