Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex's Hollywood wife make you miserable (Sucks Series)
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Author: Mary Jo Eustace
- Publisher: Adams Media
- Release Date: October 2009
- ISBN-10: 1605506559
- ISBN-13: 9781605506555
- List Price: $19.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryHock the platinum. Take down the vacation photos. Cancel the joint checking account. There's no question . . . Divorce Sucks. And perhaps no one knows that better than author Mary Jo Eustace, whose ex-husband Dean McDermott married Tori Spelling a mere thirty days after their divorce was finalized. One part tell-all and one part guide to get readers on their feet after a bitter breakup, this hilarious addition to the bestselling Sucks series tells everything readers don’t want to know about divorce - from what a phone call with a lawyer will cost; to how to handle your newer, younger replacement; to what Hollywood divorcees are actually thinking when they watch their ex walk the red carpet with a millionairess. Sometimes horrifying, sometimes gratifying, and never merciful, this book will give readers an inside look at one of today’s most public divorces while reminding them - hey, it could always be worse. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Karma has entered the picture
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I've heard lately that Dean is getting a bit tired of Tori's neediness and her anorexia.
I've always believed that happiness gained at the expense of others shouldn't last. And it looks as though that is what's happening here.
Ms. Eustace has every right to tell her story and she does it well.
Class, not trash
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Instead of a trashy tell-all, the author has written a very good, witty guide to getting through the 'divorce cruise' intact, and starting life on the other side. There are a few snippets about Tori Spelling, but she has definitely taken the high road in this book.
Mary Jo has proven herself a class act.
Would suggest this for anyone going through a divorce.
Hard to follow at times
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I somewhat disagree with the other reviews thus far. I felt the story was hard to follow in areas. It seemed more like a rant that would take off and gain a life of its own for awhile and I was left wondering, "Is she still talking about her marriage or are we onto a different or random "what if" this happened to you scenario". Plus I couldn't stand the whole top 10 count-down lists of you know your life sucks if.... Yes deal with lifes tragedies with some humor but it seemed more bitter than anything. And repetative as to what "Tori" did to her. More directed at her than her husband, who should be responsible for his own actions. I think its funny everyone has accused Dean of marrying Tori to further his career, yet Mary Jo purposely uses her name on the front cover to sell her book, Candy uses her to sell her book...Seems Tori is making alot of people's career go somewhere. She's obviously the fuel behind the book purchases. How hypocritical. I had hoped to gain another perspective and maybe feel bad for her plight because yes it is a terrible story, being left with a baby is a horrible and vunerable spot to be put in, but for some reason I couldn't feel it. And I think it was because of the way the book was written. The underlying message to use your head during a divorce and to not be run by emotion only is helpful, but also makes her sound cold and calculating throughout the book and I think thats where I had a hard time feeling bad too. I don't believe this is a true self help book even though there may be a few points you can take away from this book to put to practicle use. If I was looking for a step by step book to get through divorce I would purchase something with the lack of personal issues mixed in. But if your in the anger stage and want a fellow angry woman with a mean sense of humor mixed in, then this is the book for you.
Extremely well written, encouraging book
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This book is NOT a bitter tell-all. It is this woman's personal story of how she got through the crisis of the worst kind of betrayal a woman can experience. Very helpful advice given as a coach would give to an athlete to get them back in the game. She helps us to laugh at things that are painful in order to take a step back and look at the big picture so that we can move on. I liked it much more than I thought I would.
Insightful, funny and sometimes painful
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I will admit that my interest in this book was triggered by the gossipy stories written about the author's husband and Tori Spelling, as well as the short story that Mary Jo Eustace wrote in "The Other Woman." Yes, you'll get some scoop about what happened - from the wronged party this time - but the book is much more than that. This is really a self-help book that is intertwined with a thoughtful, candid and sometimes gut-wrenching memoir about the author's journey through her own experience of divorce and recovery. She handles the topic with grace and humor, at times baring her soul about some of the worst moments she endured and how she found the strength to pick herself up and move on to a better life. Topics such as what to think about when choosing an attorney, how to handle the disclosures to your own children, navigate the waters with your ex-spouse (and, if it applies, your "replacement") and move on with a man who may or may not have an ex and children of his own are all covered. Much of the advice is common sense, but as anyone who has gone through this process knows, common sense goes out the window when your emotions are in tatters, and hearing from someone who has been there, survived and thrived is really invaluable.
While the author was fairly classy and pretty restrained when discussing her ex, Dean McDermott, and Tori Spelling, you can't help but feel some level of disgust for both of them after reading this book, and it makes Tori Spelling's version of the story (if you've read it) seem pretty nauseating in contrast. I mean, what can you think about a man who introduces his child to his new girlfriend two weeks after abruptly leaving his wife, and then lies to his child about the nature of the relationship? But I digress...whether you have been through a divorce and are looking for inspiration or whether you are more interested in the individuals involved in this story, you will not be disappointed in this book and you will be very impressed with the amazing woman who wrote it.
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