Sad/funny tale of a driven young woman whose dream of creating a hit TV series is shattered when she loses creative control of the project.
Like most of Weiner's books, the characters are sharp and funny but damaged, at least in their own eyes. Their charm lies in how she makes the reader root for them and in how they eventually triumph on their own terms.
Ruthie's journey is heartbreaking, infuriating, and -- it turns out, if you read the author's Afterword -- largely based on an incident from Weiner's career. Unlike Weiner, however, her fictional counterpart gets revenge in a most delightful manner.
Like most of Weiner's books, the characters are sharp and funny but damaged, at least in their own eyes. Their charm lies in how she makes the reader root for them and in how they eventually triumph on their own terms.
Ruthie's journey is heartbreaking, infuriating, and -- it turns out, if you read the author's Afterword -- largely based on an incident from Weiner's career. Unlike Weiner, however, her fictional counterpart gets revenge in a most delightful manner.
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